Dhanya kumar Charitra

Author(s): Pradyumnasuri
Publisher: Shrutgyan Prasarak Sabha
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/002063/1

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@nyAru cahyiA _CHE7 : prakAzaka : zrI zrutajJAna prasAraka sabhA amadAvAda,

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dhanyakumAra caritra - saMpAdaka : pUjyapAda AcAryadeva zrI vijayadevasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA paTTadhara paramapUjya AcArya mahArAja zrI vijaya hemacaMdrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA ziSya AcArya vijayapradyumnasUrijI ma.sA. : prakAzaka : zrI zrutajJAna prasAraka sabhA amadAvAda,

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dhanyakumAra caritra prakAzaka : zrI zrutajJAna prasAraka sabhA - amadAvAda. prati 1000 mUlya : rU. 50/pRSThasaMkhyA : 8 + 250 punaHmudraNa : saM. 2064 (I. sa. 2008) ---H kRtalAbha :--- pATaNanivAsI bhagavatIbena vinodacaMdra zAha parivAra hA. zrI dAnezabhAI vinodacaMdra zAha hAla - vilepArle-muMbaI : prAptisthAna : jitendrabhAi kApaDiyA C/o. ajaMtA prinTarsa 14-bI, sattara tAlukA sosAyaTI, poSTa : navajIvana, amadAvAda-14. phona : (o) 27545557, (rahe.) 26600926 zaradabhAi zAha vijayabhAi bI. dozI 102, vI.TI. epArTamenTa, sI-602, dattANInagara, dAdAsAheba pAse, kALAnALA, bilDIMga naM-3, esa.vI. roDa, bhAvanagara-364001. borIvalI (vesTa) muMbaI-92 phona : 2426797. mo. 9320475222 : mudraka : kirITa grAphIksa - amadAvAda. phona : 25352602

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saMpAdakIya (prathama AvRttimAMthI sAbhAra....) pUjyapAda paramakRpAlu prazAMtamUrti paramopakArI parama upakArI gurudevazrInI puNyakRpAthI kathAnamaMjUSAnI dvitIyAvRtti saMzodhitasaMskArita thaIne Aje prasiddha thaI rahI che. AjathI 11 varSa agAu prathama khaMDanI prathamavRtti prasiddha thayela, tyArabAda traNa varSa pachI bIjo khaMDa saMpAdita thaIne prasiddha thayela, A rIte be khaMDomAM navapallavamaya dhanyacaritra; graMtha pUrNa rIte atyAra agAu prakAzita thayela che. pU. pAda paramopakArI gurudevazrInI preraNA tathA protsAhanathI A banne khaMDonuM, tathA prastuta saMskArita-saMvardhita prathamakhaMDanI dvitIya AvRttinuM saMpAdana mArA hAthe thayela che. mUla dhanyakumAra caritra gadhanA bhAvAnuvAdane jALavIne tenuM rUpAMtara A prakAzanamAM pU. gurudevazrIe saMkalita-saMyojita karIne taiyAra karela che, tene yathAmati-zakti saMpAdana karIne vAcakavarga samakSa Aje huM raju karI rahela chuM. vi.nA 18mA zatakamAM thaI gayela jainazAsana prabhAvaka pU. paMDita pravara udyotasAgarajI gaNivarazrInI AkRti madhura, manomugdhakara bodhaka tathA sarala che. A kathAgraMthano yathArtha rasAsvAda to jeone saMskRta bhASAno bodha che, teo jo A mUlagraMthane vAMce to kharekhara graMtharacayitAnI jJAnI-alpajJAnI bAlajIvone paNa bodhaka tathA preraNAdAyI sadupadeza ApavAnI tathA anekAneka prasaMgo dvArA saMsAranuM yathArtha svarUpa AlekhavAnI temaja dharmano mahimA udbodhavAnI abhutazakti, bhASAzailI tathA mumukSu AtmAone bodha ApavA mATenI teozrInA hRdayamAM rahelI apAra karUNAno teone khyAla AvyA vinA nahi rahe ! 3

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prastuta prakAzananuM pU. pAda paramagurudevazrInI kRpAdRSTithI ja mArAthI yathAzakya saMpAdana thaI zakyuM che, te badho upakAra teozrIno che. huM to yatkiMcita teozrInI caraNaraja chuM. taduparAnta mArA paramaupakArI vAtsalamUrti ananyavaiyAvaccaguNI svargastha pU. pAda paMcAsajI mahArAjazrI subuddhivijayajI gaNivarazrInA mArA uparanA te amApa upakArone huM kema bhUlI zakuM? A graMthanA prathamakhaMDanI prathamavRttinI zuddhi-vRddhi tathA yupho jovA AdimAM teozrIe dareka rIte mane sahAya karI che. tyArabAda bIjA khaMDanA paNa 10 pharamA sudhI teozrIe yupho joIne mane dareka prakAre mArgadarzana Apela che. teozrI mArA mATe tathA pU. pAda gurudevazrI mATe zirachatra temaja vAtsalya ane preraNAmUrti hatA. sarala, vinamra ne sahRdaya teozrInI prakRti, madhura, bhAvuka ne sarvajanahita mATe satata udyamazIla hatI. teozrI potAnA nirmala saMyamI jIvananI suvAsa dvArA sva tathA paranuM zreya sAdhIne kRtakRtya banyA che. teozrInA paramapunita AtmAne koTi-koTi vaMdanA ho ! prastuta prakAzanamAM zrI jinAjJA viruddha je kAMi pramAdAdinA kAraNe prasiddha thayuM hoya, te sarvano huM trividha-trividhayoge micchAmi dukkaDa yAcuM chuM. prAMte prastuta prakAzananuM kSIra-nIra nyAye avalokana karI tenAM vAMcana manana-parizIlana dvArA sarvakoI jinazAsanarasika sahRdaya AtmAo anaMta upakArI zrI jinezvaradevanA dharmanI ArAdhanA karI zAzvata zivasukhanA bhoktA bano ! e ja eka zubhakAmanA. bhAdaravA sudi - 11 vIra saM 2494 pU. pAda paramopakArI paramagurudeva caraNaraja muni mahimAvijaya

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roja eka vakhata savAre savAre hRdayathI bhAvavAnI bhAvanA. 1 - kalyANa thAo vizvanuM anukUla vRSTi ho sadA ghara ghara viSe dhana dhAnya ne ArogyanI ho saMpadA rogo gunA aparAdha ne hiMsAdi pApo dUra ho sarvatra zAMti sukha samRddhi dharmano jayakAra ho. dharmano jayakAra ho. 2 jagamAM je je durjana jana che te saghaLA sajjana thAo sajjana janane manasukhadAyI zAntino anubhava thAo zAnta jIvo Adhi vyAdhi ne upAdhithI mukta bano mukta banelA puruSottama A sakala vizvane mukta karo.

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mArA mananI vAta chellA ghaNA samayathI jonArane khyAla Ave tema che ke mIDIyAmAdhyamanA kAraNe gaNo ke amerikAnA vAyarasanA kAraNe gaNo, badhAM ja kSetre AmUla mUla parivartana AvyuM che. tevA vAvAjhoDAmAM Arati utAravAnI che. eTale ke vartamAna kALamAM dharmatattvane vaLagI rahevAnuM che. sattattva sAthe anusaMdhAna sAdhI rAkhavAnuM che. te mATe mane turta sUjhe che te e ke uttama puruSanAM uttama caritro vAMcavAmAM Ave, vAgoLavAmAM Ave to potAnI jAtane badalavA mATe rolamoDala maLI rahe. vaLI e Adarza caritra mApasara rasALa ane prasaMgothI asarakAraka hovuM joIe. tevAM traNa caritro (ghaNAM caritro che temAMthI) to pratyeka zrAvakanA ghera hovAM ja joIe. (1) pethaDakumAra caritra (2) dhanyakumAra caritra (3) zrIpALa caritra kALanA prabhAve alpa puNyavALA jIvo ja ahIM avatare che tevI sthitimAM paNa samabhAvathI navAM cIkaNAM karma na baMdhAya te rIte kema jIvavuM tenuM pathadarzana A caritromAMthI thAya che. e paikInuM eka zrI dhanyakumAra caritra ahIM ApavAmAM Ave che. tamAma

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jainonA ghera A pustaka hovuM joIe. kharIdavAnI zakti na hoya teone anya rasika saMpanna AtmAo bheTa Ape paNa AvAM caritronuM vAraMvAranuM vAMcana je Aje uttama AlaMbana banaze. tethI A caritranuM vAMcana gharanA badhA sabhyone eka sAthe besADIne paNa karI zakAya ane te upAya zreSTha che. vaLI cokkasa kAragata nIvaDe tevo che. bhaNelA jAte vAMce. gharamAM vaMcAve. AvanAra mahemAnane bheTa Ape. pustakanI kiMmata paNa badhAne paravaDe tevI che. to jarUra Ano lAbha uThAvajo. aMdherI (pUrva) aSADha sudi-3 vi.saM. 2064

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anukramaNikA kama _ ) re 43 che pa7 75 81 102 1 1 viSaya pRSTha. dhanyakumAra : bAlyakALa bhAgyaparIkSA guNAnurAgI ane guNISI 17 mahAmUlya palaMga puNyano prabhAva adbhuta nispRhatA puNyazAlInA pagale dhanyakumAranuM buddhicAturya dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM zatAnikanA rAjakAre kalA ane buddhino vilAsa 135 dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM 155 dhanyakumArane ghare abhayakumAra 182 mAlezvaranAM rAjagRhImAM Atithya-satkAra ane vidAya dhanyakumAra bAMdhavone sanmAne che 196 hAryA na mAnyA, te vArtA mAnyA 204 dhanyakumArano pUrvabhava ra10 patnIonAM vyaMgavacana ane dhanyakumAranuM sattva 2 2 2 dhannA-zAlibhadrajIno pravajyAsvIkAra 2 29 pUrva bhavanI mAtAe lAbha lIdho bhadrAmAtAne abhayakumAranuM sAMtvana : banne mahAtmAonI devotpatti 24 3 12 189 15 16 18 19 20 2 37 2 1

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dhanyakumAra : bAlyakALa A bharatakSetranA dakSiNa vibhAgane vize kalyANa, lakSmI, Rddhi, siddhi tathA mahattAnAM eka sthAna samAna zrI pratiSThAnapura (hAla peThaNa tarIke prasiddha che) nAmanuM bhavya zahera hatuM. te zaheranI pAsethI godAvarI nAme nadI vahetI hatI. kavi kalpanA kare che ke, 'godAvarI nadImAM suvarNa tathA ratno paherIne nhAvA AvatI ane jaLakrIDA karatI strIonA kaMThamAMthI sarI paDatAM ratno nadInA pravAha dvArA taNAIne dariyAmAM bhaLI jatAM hovAthI ja dariyAne loko ratnAkara kahetA haze ema huM dhAruM chuM.' e zaheramAM mahAkAnti tathA guNothI zobhato jitazatru nAmano rAjA rAjya karato hato. zatruo bhayathI tathA mitro prItathI tenI AjJAmAM rahetA hatA. te rAjAnI taravArarUpI meghamAM anya moTA moTA rAjArUpI parvato DUbI jatA hatA. parvata jevA moTA rAjAo tenA tejarUpa samudramAM nimagna thaI jatA hatA. loko jitazatru rAjAne cAra rUpe jotA hatA. te A pramANe : vaDila varga tenA vinaya vagere guNothI tene bALaka samajatA,

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dhanyakumAra caritra zatruo zauryAdi guNothI tenAmAM sAkSAt yamanAM darzana karatA, prajAjano nyAyaniSThAdi guNonA kAraNe tene rAma jevo mAnatA ane yuvAna strIo tenA asAdhAraNa rUpathI tene kAmadevano avatAra ja samajatI.' yazathI ujjvaLa evA nagaravAsI janomAM potAnA nAma samAna guNavALo dhanasAra nAme zreSThI te nagaramAM vasato hato. tenI kIrti vyApArInI jema spardhAthI jANe dizAomAM chavAI rahI hatI. lajjA, dayA ityAdi guNayukta tenA cittanI suMdaratAnuM varNana karavuM paNa azakya che. tenA hRdayane vize jagatanA nAtha zrI jinezvara bhagavAna sadA sarvadA vaselA hatA. Avo te zreSThI hamezAM prabhunAM dhyAnamAM lIna raheto hato. te zeThane dAna, zIla ityAdi guNothI yukta zIlavatI nAmanI strI hatI. te potAnA kuLanI maryAdA jALavI rAkhI gharano bhAra vahana karatI hatI. asthi majjAnI jema tenuM hRdaya zrI jainadharma pratye anurAgavALuM hatuM. rUpa, sauMdarya tathA nirmaLa svabhAvamAM svarganI suMdarIo paNa tenI pAse kazI ja gaNanAmAM nahotI. A rIte sukhapUrvaka gRhasthAzrama calAvatAM temane traNa putro thayA. te traNeyanA anukrame dhanadatta, dhanadeva tathA dhanacandra nAma pADyAM. A traNe dAna, mAna tathA bhoga vagere guNothI yukta hatA. te traNene anukrame dhanazrI, dhanadevI tathA dhanacandrA nAmanI strIo sAthe paraNAvyA. teo sukhamAM kALa vyatIta karavA lAgyA. dhanasAra zeTha potAnA putrone samartha joIne gharano bhAra temanA upara mUkI dharmakaraNImAM vizeSa joDAyA hatA. cAra ghaDI rAtrI hoya tyAre brahmamuhUrtamAM UThI samasta zrutanA sArarUpa zrI paMcaparameSThI namaskAra maMtrano jApa japatA hatA. baMne vakhata

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dhanyakumAra : bAlyakALa (savAre ne sAMje) pratikramaNa tathA traNe kALa zrI jinezvara bhagavAnanI pUjA vidhipUrvaka teo karatA hatA. divasa tathA rAtrI maLIne sAtavAra caityavaMdano teo karatA hatA ane dara varSe tIrthayAtrA tathA rathayAtrA bhAre ADaMbara sahita karatA hatA. yathAyogya avasare supAtradAna tathA anukaMpAdAna ApI dAna dharmanuM te dhanasAra zeTha zakti mujaba poSaNa karatA hatA. A pramANe dharmamAM ekatAna thaIne gRhastha dharmano teo nirvAha karatA hatA. vadhatI jatI lakSmIvALA tathA icchAnusAra sAMsArika sukha bhogavatA te daMpatine cotho putra thayo. te bALakanuM nALa dATavA jamIna khodI tyAre dravyathI bharelo carU nIkaLI Avyo. dhanasAra zeTha te nidhAnane joIne vicAravA lAgyA ke, 'A bALaka koI asAdhAraNa puNyazALI jaNAya che, kAraNa ke janma thavAnI sAthe ja te asAdhAraNa lAbhanuM kAraNa thayo che, mATe A bALakanuM nAma guNaniSpanna dhanyakumAra rAkhavuM.' pAMca dhAtrIothI poSAto te dhanyakumAra bIjanA caMdramAnI jema saubhAgyamAM tathA zarIramAM anukrame vRddhi pAmavA lAgyo. pitAnuM hRdaya te putrane jotAM navA navA manoratho bAMdhavA lAgyuM. kramazaH te bALaka ATha varSano thayo eTale mAtApitAe zubha divase, zubha zukane moTA mahotsavapUrvaka tene kaLA zIkhavAne mATe vidyAguru pAse pAThazALAmAM mUkyo. pUrva puNyanA prabhAvathI dhanyakumAre bahuja sahelAIthI badhI kaLAo grahaNa karI. zikSaka to tenA mATe phakta sAkSIrUpa ja thayA. zAstrarUpI parvata para caDavAmAM nisaraNI jevuM zabdazAstra to dhanyakumAre moDhe ja karI nAMkhyu. pramANAdi nyAya viSayamAM te sarvathI kuzaLa thaI gayo. zRMgArarasanA zAstromAM rahasya tathA arthano te jANanAro thayo. yu

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dhanyakumAra caritra kAvyakaLAmAM potAnI buddhithI pUrva kavionAM karelA kauvyomAM doSa tathA guNo te batAvavA lAgyo. tenI buddhi nirmaLa hovAthI sAhityamAM avasarocita vAta karatAM te kadI chetarAto nahi. purANa graMthomAM paNa tenI buddhi jhaLakI nIkaLavA lAgI. jyotiSa zAstra barAbara samajela hovAthI graha tathA nakSatronI samajutI te barAbara ApI zakato hato. kuzAgra buddhivALo hovAthI vAdavivAdamAM jaladI te javAba Apato hato. samasyAono to te sAMbhaLavA sAthe ja uttara Apato. judI judI lipio vAMcavAmAM te kadI alanA pAmato nahi. lIlAvatI ItyAdi gaNita zAstramAM te asAdhAraNa jJAnavALo banyo. vyAdhinuM nidAna karavuM; cikitsA karavI tathA roganuM mULa kAraNa zodhI kADhavuM vagere vaidyaka kriyAomAM nighaMTu vagere zAstronA abhyAsathI te prakhyAta thayo. sarva auSadhanA tathA yoganA prayogamAM te AmnAyane samajanAro thayo. vAto, hAsya, kaTAkSa karavAmAM potAnI asAdhAraNa zaktithI te sAmA mANasane tarata ja niruttara karI nAMkhato. rahasya na samajI zakAya tevA zlokonuM nirAkaraNa te jhaTa karI nAMkhato. (samajAvI zakato) | nATyagraMtha rUpa kasoTI upara potAnI matirUpa suvarNa ghasIne teNe potAnI buddhi tejasvI karI hatI. aMtardhAna vagere vidyAo teNe kALajIpUrvaka zIkhI lIdhI hatI. auSadhi, rasa, rasAyaNa ane maNi vagerenI parIkSAmAM te jaladI guNa-doSa kahI zakato. maMtra, taMtra, jaMtra vagere te saMpUrNapaNe zIkhI gayo hato. cUDAmaNi ityAdi nimittazAstro jANe pote banAvelAM hoya tema asmalitapaNe te bolI jato. uttAla evI IndrajALa vagere vidyAonuM rahasya te sahelAIthI samajAvato hato. vasaMtarAja vagere zukanazAstranAM adhyayanathI potAnI dRSTie koIpaNa vastu

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dhanyakumAra : bAlyakALa paDatAM ja tenA bhUta, bhaviSya tathA vartamAnanuM jANe potAne jJAna hoya tevuM varNana karato hato. saMgIta ane chaMdazAstra vagereno nirNaya ane savarNa, mAna, tAla, mAtrAnubhAva ane prastAra vagerenuM varNana te spaSTa rIte karI zakato hato. susvara nAmakarmanA udayathI te dhanyakumAra sarva manuSyone vaza karI zake tevuM gItagAna, laya, mUccha tathA rasapUrvaka evuM karato ke tenAthI AkarSAIne vanamAMthI hAthI tathA haraNIAo paNa vagara zaMkAe mANasothI bharapUra nagaramAM cAlyA AvatA hatA. hAthI, ghoDAnI parIkSAmAM tathA temane keLavavAmAM te ghaNo ja kuzaLa thayo hato. mallayuddhamAM tenuM rahasya samajI gayo hovAthI kaLa athavA baLathI mallano parAjaya karavAmAM te kuzaLa hato. dhanuSya vagere zastra vidyAomAM pravINa thavAthI sAmA yoddhAne jaladIthI te jItI zakato hato. cakravyuha, garUDalUha, sAgarabhRha vagere sainyanI racanA karavAmAM te evo kuzaLa thaI gayo hato ke sAmo zatru teno parAbhava karI zakato nahIM. gAMdhInA vyApAramAM te vidhavidha kariyANAo kharIdavAmAM tathA vecavAmAM kuzaLa thaI gayo hato. gaMdha parIkSAmAM ghaNo catura hovAthI mAtra cIjo suMghavAthI ja aMdara zuM zuM che tenI parIkSA te karI zakato hato. vastranA vyApAramAM te pavitra buddhivALo thayo hato. maNi tathA rananA vyApAramAM tenA guNa-doSane te samajanAra hovAthI tene badhA pramANarUpa samajatA hatA. maNiyArAnA dhaMdhAmAM judA judA dezomAM nIpajelI cIjonA guNa-doSa samajI jaIne te levAmAM tathA vecavAmAM te pravINa thayo hato. judA judA dezanA AcAra, vicAra, bhASA tathA mArgonuM jJAna hovAthI te sArthavAha banI musApharone utsAha tathA sattvapUrvaka icchita sthAne laI jato hato. samayane samajI zakanAra hovAthI

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dhanyakumAra caritra tathA kayA samaye zuM bolavuM tenuM barAbara jJAna tene hovAthI te rAjasabhAmAM jato tyAre rAjAne paNa priya thaI paDato. devatAnI bhakti karavAmAM te aDaga dharyavALo hato. anukrame bAlyavayanuM te atikramaNa karI yuvatIone kriIDA karavAnAM vana rUpa yauvanavayane teNe prApta karI, tenA janmathI AraMbhIne dhanasAra zreSThInA gharamAM cAre bAjuthI dhanadhAnyAdi lakSmI vadhavA lAgI hatI, tethI teno pitA lakSmInI vRddhi joIne nItizAstranA niyamathI virUddha hovA chatAM guNathI AkarSAIne hajAro mANaso pAse te dhanyakumAranAM vakhANa karato hato. nItizAstramAM kahyuM che, "gurunI stuti sAme karavI, mitra tathA bAMdhavonI pAchaLa karavI, dAsa ke sevakanI kAryanI samApti bAda karavI, putranI to karavI ja nahIM, ane strInI stuti mRtyu pAmyA pachI karavI." Ama chatAM paNa zeTha to kahetA, "je divasathI A putrano janma thayo che, te divasathI jANe maMtrathI AkarSAIne AvatI hoya tema cAre bAjuthI lakSmI mArA gharamAM vadhatI ja jAya che. A putranA guNo badhA zaheravAsI janonAM citta coranArA che. koI nipuNa mANasothI paNa tenI gaNatarI thaI zake tema nathI. pUrva janmanA koI zubha bhAgyanA udayathI mArA ghera kalpavRkSano putrarUpe janma thayo jaNAya che." A pramANe bahu prakAre jema jema te dhanasAra zeTha potAnA nAnA putra dhanyakumAranA guNonuM varNana karavA lAgyA, tema tema tenA moTA traNe bhAIo te sahana na karI zakavAthI IrSyAthI baLavA lAgyA. baLatA hRdayanA koparUpI agnimAM sneharUpa telanuM balidAna karIne teoe potAnA pitA dhanasArane eka divase kahyuM,

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dhanyakumAra : bAlyakALa pitAjI ! ame judI judI jAtanA kariyANAthI bharapUra vahANI bharIne jANe samudranA masyo hoIe, tema vAraMvAra samudramAM musApharI karIe chIe. temaja vAraMvAra deza-paradezamAM rakhaDIe chIe, sAhasa karIne aneka vastuothI bharapUra gADA sAthe na vIMdhI zakAya tevAM araNyomAM rakhaDIe chIe, rastAmAM TADha taDako sahana karIe chIe, unALAnA taDakAmAM khetIno AraMbha karIe chIe, bajAramAM dukAne besIne vepAra karIe chIe, aneka vyApArIone udhAre dravya athavA kariyANA daIe chIe ane haMmezA tenA hisAba karavAnuM kaSTa sahana karIe chIe. tyAra pachI pAchA temanA ghera vAraMvAra AMTA khAIne ugharANI karIe chIe, bhAtabhAtanI yukti-prayuktithI dhana lAvI kuTuMbano nirvAha karIe chIe, vaLI rAjyanA adhikArI vagerene dhIrela keTakeTalI kaLA karIne pAchuM meLavIe chIe." "A pramANe aneka upAyo karIne ame paisA pedA karIe chIe, chatAM evA amArA kaSTanI avagaNanA karIne tame dhanyakumAranI ja vAraMvAra prazaMsA karo cho. paNa juo, haju sudhI to te lajjAhIna ramatagamata paNa choDato nathI; vyApAra vagere udyama to bAju para mUkIe, paraMtu gharamAM sarakhI rIte potAnAM vastrAdine paNa ThekANe mUkavAnuM kAma te karato nathI. hisAba vagere karavAmAM paNa te ughukta thato nathI, ghera Avela sArA mANasone Adara satkAra ApatAM paNa haju tene AvaDatuM nathI, to paNa dhanyakumAranI vAraMvAra prazaMsA karavAnI tamArI ajJAnatAne ame samajI zakatA nathI; vaLI gharano bhAra sahana karatA evA amArI tame niMdA karo cho, paraMtu je mANasa sArA narasAnuM pArakhuM karI zakato nathI, te badhe ThekANe hasIne pAtra thAya che.' mATe he pitAjI ! tameja amane moTA banAvyA hatA ane

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dhanyakumAra caritra have moTA mANaso pAse dhanyakumAranA guNa gAIne tame amane nIcA banAvo cho. jevI rIte trAjavAmAM eka pallAne bhAre karIe to bIjuM svayameva halakuM thaI ja jAya che, tevI rIte dhanyakumAranA guNa gAIne tene moTo (bhAre) banAvavAthI ame halakA banI jaIe chIe. pitAjI ! jema badhAM vRkSomAM sarovaranuM pANI eka sarakhuM pahoMce che, tevI rIte tamAro sneha paNa sarva putromAM eka sarakho ja hovo joIe, jema sarva mahAvrato vidhipUrvaka eka sarakhAM pALavAthI ja muni zreSTha gaNAya che, tema sarva putromAM eka sarakhA ja guNonI sthApanA karavAthI satyAsatyanI parIkSA karI zakanAra mANasomAM pitA zreSTha gaNAya che." "vaLI he pitAzrI ! zAstramAM paNa putranI stuti karavAno niSedha karyo che ane te to tame karo cho. mATe je vAtano zAstramAM niSedha karyo hoya te vAtano Adara karavAthI kadI paNa yaza maLI zake kharo ? mA-bApe bahu lAlana-pAlana karIne uzRMkhalA banAvI dIdhelo putra to kuTuMbano kSaya karanAro thAya che. lAkaDAmAMthI utpanna thayelo agni zuM lAkaDAne nathI bALato ? tema tame dhanyakumAramAM zI adhikatA joI tathA amArAmAM zI ochAza joI ke haMmezAM jANe devatA hoya tema tenAM vakhANa karyA ja karo cho? he tAta! paraspara snehalatAne vadhavA devAnI tamArI IcchA hoya to dhanyakumAranAM vakhANa karavA rUpI agni have vAraMvAra na cetAvo ane amArA badhA upara eka sarakhI dRSTi rAkho.' potAnA putronA AvA zabdo sAMbhaLIne gusse thayelA te putrone zAMta karavA mATe dhanasAre kahyuM, "putro ! tame DoLA pANInA khAbociyAnI jevA malina AzayavALA cho, tamAre svaccha thavAne mATe mArA jevAnA vacanarUpa kataka phaLanI jarUra che. teno upayoga karo, he putro ! haMsanI mAphaka nirmaLa baMne pakSavALA mane

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dhanyakumAra : bAlyakALa sAcuM khoTuM bolavAnI mUrkhAI karato tame kadI joyo che kharo ? govALIAthI mAMDIne moTA rAjA mahArAjAo sudhI sarva manuSyomAM mArI tulanAzaktinAM vakhANa thAya che ane te pramANe parIkSA karavAmAM kuzaLa evA meM jenA je guNo hatA, tenA te ja guNonA vakhANa karyA che. jo guNavAna mANasanA guNo gAvAmAM mauna dhAraNa karIe, to te prApta thayelI vacanazaktine niSphaLa karavA jevuM che, tethI A guNavAna putranI niSedha karAyelI stuti paNa huM karuM chuM.' are putro ! dhanyakumAranA janma pachI jevI lakSmI ApaNA gharamAM AvI che, tevI pahelAM nahotI, tethI dhanyakumArane ja tenA kAraNarUpa huM samajuM chuM. he putro ! jema caMdrodaya samudranI bharatInuM, jema sUrya kamaLane khIlavAnuM, jema vasaMta puSpane AvavAnuM, jema bIja aMkurA phUTavAnuM, jema varasAda sukALanuM tathA jema dharma jayanuM kAraNa che, tema ATaluM paNa cokkasa samajajo ke, ApaNA gharamAM lakSmI vadhavAnuM kAraNa banyakumAra sivAya bIjuM kAMIja nathI. enA jevuM bhAgya tathA saubhAgya ane enA jevI buddhinI nirmaLatA tenA sivAya bIjo koI sthaLe tame joI che? putro ! jo tamane mArA vacanamAM vizvAsa na hoya to huM ApuM teTalA dhanathI vyavasAya karI potapotAnAM bhAgyanI parIkSA karo. eka sarakho udyama eka sarakhA dhana vaDe karavAthI potAnA bhAgyAnusAra phaLa maLe che. pUrA bharelA sarovaramAMthI paNa ghaDo to potAnA mApa pUratuM ja pANI laI zake che."

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bhAgyaparIkSA jema dardI vaidhe ApeluM potAne managamatuM auSadha khuzIthI svIkArI le che, te pramANe dhanyakumAranA te vaDilabaMdhuoe potAnA pitAnuM kahevuM svIkArI lIdhuM. eTale zeThe vyApAra karavAne mATe cAre putrone traNaso sonAnA sikkA ApIne kahyuM, "he putro ! A sonAnA sikkAthI judA judA divase vyApAra karIne potAnAM bhAgya pramANe maLela lAbhathI ApaNA kuTuMbane tamAre bhojana ApavuM." prathama moTo putra dhanadatta traNaso sonAnA sikkA laI vyApAra karavA gayo, paraMtu ghaNo prayatna karyA chatAM paNa tene sahejasAja lAbha maLyo, kAraNa ke dareka manuSyane potAnAM karmanA udaya anusAra ja phaLa maLe che, prayatna pramANe maLatuM nathI. pachI teNe vyApArathI meLavelA dhanathI sudhAne toDavAne samartha evA vAla tathA tela lAvIne potAnA kuTuMbane bhojana karAvyuM. bIjA divase dhanadeve pote kamAyela dhanathI coLA lAvIne kuTuMbane jamADyuM. trIje divase dhanacaMdra pote lAvela naphAthI jema tema karIne kuTuMbane tRpta karavA prayAsa karyo.

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bhAgyaparIkSA 1 1 tyArabAda cothA divase karoDo rUpiyA kamAvAne taiyAra thaI gayela dhanyakumArane pitA dhanasA zeThe paNa traNaso sonAnA sikkA ApyA, pachI jema aSADha mahinAnuM vAdaLuM jaLa levAne mATe samudra tarapha jAya che, tevI rIte dhanyakumAra pitAe Apela sikkA laIne dhana kamAvAne mATe bajAra tarapha cAlyo. sArA zukanathI prerAIne dhanyakumAra eka moTA paisAdAra gRhasthanI dukAne jaIne beTho. te zeTha potAnA mitre lakhelI nokara sAthe AvelI ciThThI nokaranAM hAthamAMthI laI chAnomAno ughADIne manamAM vAMcavA lAgyo. te patramAM lakhyuM hatuM, "zrI pratiSThAnapattana zahere, mahAzubhasthAne, paramapriya mitra mahezvara joga, sArthanA sthAnathI tamAro snehI mitra subhadra zreSThI sneha tathA kuzaLa samAcAra pUrvaka praNAma sAthe kahevarAve che ke, ahIM sarve kuzaLa che, tamArI kuzaLatAnA samAcAra jarUra mokalatA rahezo. have kAmanI vAta upara AvIe. megha samAna phAyadAkAraka eka sArthavAha agaNita kariyANAthI bharelAM gADAMo laIne tamArI tarapha Ave che. vaLI te jyAMthI Ave che, te sthAneja pAcho javA mAMge che. daridratAno nAza karavAne samartha moTA vyApArIone yogya bahu kariyANA tenI pAse che. game te kAraNa hoya, paraMtu te sArthavAha thoDA nAmanA ja lAbhathI paNa potAnA vatana javA utsuka thaI gayo che. mATe he mitra ! tamAre te sArthavAha pAse jaladI AvIne tenAM kariyANAnuM sATuM karI levAnI jarUra che, tethI temane temaja mane bhAre lAbha thavAno saMbhava che. A prakAranA ghaNA lekho agAu paNa meM ApanA tarapha lakhI mokalyA hatA. paraMtu tame ekano paNa javAba Apyo nathI. kadAca mAro eka paNa patra sonAnA nidhAnanI jema tamArA hAthamAM Avyo nahi hoya. mATe have to Ane aMge ghaTatuM tAtkAlika karajo.'

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12 dhanyakumAra caritra A mujabano teno patra vAMcI teno artha vicArI mUrkhanI mAphaka savAranA paNa bhUkhyo thaI gayelo te zeTha vicAravA lAgyo, 'bhAgyathI ja prApta thaI zake tevI agaNita cIjo sahita te sArthavAha najIkamAM Avyo che. paraMtu vyApAramAM gUMthAI gayela bIjA ahIMnA koI paNa vyApArIne tenI khabara nathI. mATe ghera jaI bhojana karI citta svastha banAvuM ne pachI jAuM. kAraNa ke citta svastha hoya tyAre ja buddhi barAbara kAma Ape che ane A kharIdI buddhithI ja sArI rIte thaI zake tevI che. mATe jamyA pachI ja tyAM jaI sArthavAhane praNAma karI ekalo huM ja tenI sarva cIjo kharIdI laIza. pachI vecAtI lIdhelI e cIjothI mane bhAre lAbha thaze. kAraNa ke, A zaheramAM koInI dukAne evI kariyANAnI cIjo nathI.' Avo vicAra karIne te mahezvara zeTha to pahelAM potAnA ghera bhojana karavA gayo. saMsAramAM Ama bhUkha sarvane vighnakartA bane che. daramiyAna tenI dukAna upara beThA beThA cokhkhA bhojapatra para lakhelA te pratibiMbathI vaMcAtA akSaro hoMziyArIthI dhanyakumAre vAMcI lIdhA ane teNe vicAra karyo, 'A vicAra karavAnI zakti vagaranA mANasanI mUrkhAI to juo, are teno potAno mitra khAsa khAnagI rIte tAkIde javAnuM lakhI jaNAve che, chatAM A lekha vAMcI te bhojana karavA gayo, vyApArIne AvI bedarakArI na chAje. have te jamIne gherathI pAcho Ave te pahelAM te sArthavAha pAse jaIne huM tenI vecavAnI tamAma cIjo mArA tAbAmAM laI lauM, kAraNa ke dravyaprAptinuM mULa kAraNa udyama che.' Ama vicAra karI dhanyakumAra potAnA ghera jaIne suMdara vastrAlaMkAra sajI ghoDesvAra thaI potAne yogya mitra tathA sevakone laIne te tarata ja pelA sArthavAha pAse javA nIkaLyo, te aDadho

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- 13 bhAgyaparIkSA gAu lagabhaga gayo haze, tyAM to rastAmAM te sArtha tathA sArthavAhano tene bheTo thayo. paraspara kuzaLa samAcAra pUchayA, pachI dhanyakumAre vecavAnI cIjonI jAta tathA saMkhyA vagere pUchI lIdhuM. sArthavAhe dhanyakumArane badhI hakIkata kahI dIdhI. eTale dhanyakumAre sArthavAhane te cIjo vecAtI levAnI potAnI icchA jaNAvI. te zeThe paNa potAnA hAthanI saMjJAthI bIjA potAnI sAthenA vyApArIo sAthe cokkasa karI vecavAnI cIjonI kiMmata kahI, eTale dhanyakumAre te kabUla rAkhI. dhanyakumAre te cIjo barAbara che ke kema te saheja saheja hAthamAM laI AMkha pheravIne joI lIdhuM, pachI te badhI cIjonuM pAkuM sATuM karIne potAnA tAbAmAM lIdhI. badhuM cokkasa thayA pachI potAnI mahora tenA upara karI daIne te nizcita thayo. A bAju pelo mahezvara zeTha potAnA ghera jaIne bhojana karIne pelA sArthanI sAme javA mATe utsuka thaI taiyArI karavA lAgyo. tethI bIjA vepArIo paNa sArthane maLavA cAlyA. mArgamAM jatA sArthano mukhya vyApArI sAthe sAthe ja temane maLyo. arasaparasa ziSTAcArapUrvaka praNAma karIne mahezvare sArthanA mukhya zeThane tenI cIjo levAnI potAnI icchA jaNAvI. te sAMbhaLI hasIne te sArthavAhe badhA vyApArIone kahyuM, 'tamAruM kalyANa thAo. paraMtu have huM zuM karuM ? meM hamaNAM ja mArI sarva vastuo A dhanyakumArane vecI dIdhI che ane meM teno lekha paNa laI lIdho che, (bAnuM paNa lIdhuM che.) badhuM nakkI thaI gayA pachI jo huM pharI jAuM to mArI apakIrti ja thAya.' zeThanA mitra paNa kahyuM, "meM pahelAthI ja tamane ciThThI lakhI mokalI hatI. paraMtu ALasu thaIne tame prasaMgano lAbha na lIdho. have temAM mAro zo doSa ? have to dhanyakumArane ja tame hAthamAM

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14 dhanyakumAra caritra lo ! ane tene yogya lAbha ApIne paNa jo A cIjo kharIdI lezo to tamane moTo lAbha maLaze." - A badhI vAto sAMbhaLIne te zeTha dhanyakumAra pAse jaI kahevA lAgyo, "he bhAgyazALI ! tame kharIdela cIjo mane Apo ane naphAnA eka lAkha sonaiyA lo ! ke jethI mAruM ahIM AvavuM saphaLa thaze ane tamane vagara mahenate dhana maLaze, A badhA zeThiyAonI lAja rAkho, kAraNa ke tema karavAthI tamane dhana tathA yaza baMneno lAbha maLaze, temaja vaLI ame tamAro upakAra lAMbA vakhata sudhI bhUlIzuM nahi.' dhanyakumAra Ama rokaDA lAkha rUpiyA maLavAthI potAnI icchA pAra paDelI chatAM mIThAM vacanathI A pramANe kahevA lAgyo, khuzIthI A vastuo svIkAro, jo ke A vastuothI mane to ghaNo lAbha che. paraMtu bhale tamArI icchA che, to lAkha sonaiyA ja Apo. ApanA jevA vaDilanuM vacana kema utthApAya ? kuLavAna mANasane vaDilano vinaya jALavavo te ja yogya che," A pramANe mIThAM vacanathI temane rAjI karI vecANanuM khata karI ApI, lAkha sonaiyA laIne dhanyakumAra ghera AvyA. pitAne praNAma karI te dhana temanI AgaLa mUkI dIdhuM ane banela sarva vRttAMta tyAM kahyo. dhanyakumAre tyArabAda hajAro sonaiyA kharcI bhojana sAmagrI taiyAra karAvavA mAMDI. rasoIyAoe paNa jAtajAtanI cIjo meLavIne tathA ghaNI jAtanA masAlA nAMkhIne sarasa bhojana taiyAra karyuM. potAnI jJAtinA mANaso, sagA-vhAlA tathA mitrone kumAre notaryA. teo AvIne potapotAnAM Asana upara jamavA besI gayA. - sauthI pahelAM kuLanI nAnI bAlikAo nAraMgI, saMtarA vagere mIThAM phaLo tathA khajura, drAkSa, Alu vagere mevo pIrasI gaI. te phaLo khAtAM tathA dhanyakumAranA guNanuM varNana karatAM ora ja rasa

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bhAgyaparIkSA 15 tathA tRptino AnaMda teo bhogavavA lAgyA. tyArapachI svAdiSTa ane manane khuza khuza karI de tevA bhAtabhAtanI cIjothI banAvelA lADu AvyA, pachI ghIthI bharelA, jANe svargamAMthI utarI Avela hoya tevA caMdranA maMDaLa jevA sapheda sugaMdhI ghebara lAvavAmAM AvyA, te sivAya madhura rasanI icchAvALAne tRpta karanAra, temaja gaLAmAMthI pasAra thatAM gaTaka gaTaka evo avAja karatAM sapheda paMDA pIrasavAmAM AvyA, vaLI gaMgAkinAre Avela retI jevI sapheda khAMDathI mITho banAvelo ane zarIramAM utpanna thayela garamIne zAMta karI nAMkhato zIkhaMDa pIrasAyo, A badhuM AvI gayA pachI mIThI cIjothI tRpta thaI gayela udaravALA AmaMtrita gRhasthonI AhAra pacAvavAnI zaktinI maMdatAno nAza karanAra mIThuM, haLadara tathA maracAM vagere dIpaka cIjo nAMkhIne banAvelI unI unI pUrIo pIrasavAmAM AvI, temaja badhA rasanI meLavaNIthI taiyAra karela khajura vagere pIrasAyAM. tyAra pachI sugaMdhI, ujjavaLa, sukomaLa tatha snigdha ane khaMDa kalamazALI jAtanA cokhA, khAvAnI icchA udbhava karanAra maga tathA zaheravAsI lokone khuza karavA mATe pILI tuveranI dALa pIrasavAmAM AvI, te sAthe bahu ja sugaMdhI ghI tathA aDhAra jAtanAM zAka darekanA bhANAmAM mUkavAmAM AvyAM, te sivAya jamanAranA hAsya jevA ujaLA karaMbA paNa pIrasavAmAM AvyA. A pramANe jAtajAtanI jamavAnI cIjothI badhA sagAvhAlAo AnaMdathI jamyA. jamyA pachI sarvane pAna, sopArI, tAMbULa ApavAmAM AvyuM. tyAra pachI sagA-vhAlA tathA jJAtinA loko dhanyakumAranAM vakhANa karatA karatA potapotAnA ghera gayA. te uparAMta bAkI rahela dravya kharcIne dhanyakumAre potAnI bhAbhIo mATe jAtajAtanAM ghareNAM karAvyAM. temAM hAra, ardhahAra,

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16 dhanyakumAra caritra eka sera, traNa sera, pAMca sera, sAta sera tathA aDhAra seravALA hAra tathA bIjA kanakAvaLI, ratnAvaLI ane muktAvaLI vagere keDa, Doka, kAna, hAtha AdimAM zobhe tevAM ghareNAMo karAvI temane ApyAM. bhAbhIo bahu khuza thaIne potAnA diyara dhanyakumArane kahevA lAgI, 'diyarajI ! amArA pUrvanA koI prabaLa puNyathI ja tamAro janma thayo lAge che, vAha ! kevI adbhuta tamArA bhAgyanI racanA che ! kevuM adbhuta tamArUM bhAgya che ! dhananA mULa bIja jevA vyApAramAM paNa tamArI kuzaLatA kevI che ? ane badhI bAbatamAM kuzaLa hovA chatAM tamArAmAM namratA keTalI badhI che ? ahA ! ATalI nAnI vayamAM paNa tamArUM sarva vartana eka Tharela mANasane chAje tevuM che. diyarajI ! tame dIrghAyuSyavALA thAo, khUba AnaMda meLavo, jaya prApta karo, amane pALo, lAMbA vakhata sudhI sagA-vhAlAne AnaMdanuM sthAna bano tathA tamArA sArA cAritrathI potAnA vaMzane pavitra karo.' A pramANe bhAbhIo potAnA diyaranAM vakhANa karavA lAgI.

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guNAnurAgI ane guNIDhaSI potAnI strIothI karAyelI dhanyakumAranI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI dhanadatta Adi vaDila bhAIo dhanyakumAranI vizeSa IrSyA karavA lAgyA. pitAe IrSAyukta temanAM vacano sAMbhaLIne temane bolAvIne A pramANe kahyuM : "putro ! guNI mANasonA guNonI adekhAI karavI te uttama puruSone yogya nathI." zAstramAM paNa kahyuM che, "AganI jvALAmAM potAnA zarIrane homI devuM sAruM, paraMtu guNavAna puruSonI sahaja paNa adekhAI karavI te sArI nahi." bhAgyahIne puruSo puNyazALI puruSanI mahattArUpa agnithI vAraMvAra baLatA pote te raste javAne asamartha hovAthI pagale pagale skUlanA pAme che tathA niMdA kare che. jenAthI A AkhuM jagata zobhe che, tevA guNavAna puruSo to dUra rahyA, paraMtu jeomAM guNonI anumodanA karavAnI zakti hoya che, tevA puruSo paNa traNa jagatane vize pUjAya che. te mATe guNonI adekhAI karavAthI to pUjya hoya te paNa apUjavAne yogya bane che ane guNonI prazaMsA karanAra teja vinAno hovA chatAM pUjavAne lAyaka bane che.

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18 dhanyakumAra caritra A pramANe uttama guNonI anumodanA karavAnI zikSA ApanArI dhanasAra zeThanI sArI zikhAmaNa sAMbhaLIne te traNe bhAIo sivAya badhA kuTuMbIo AnaMdita banyA. potAnA pitA dhanasAranI hitazikSA sAMbhaLIne te dhanadatta Adi putro kahevA lAgyA. "pitAjI ! amArA hRdayamAM dhanyakumAra para bilakula irSyA che ja nahi, paraMtu devanI paNa koI khoTI prazaMsA kare to te ame sahana karI zakavAnA nahi, to pachI manuSyanI khoTI prazaMsAnuM to pUchavuM ja zuM ? he pitAjI ! tame vAraMvAra dhanyakumAranAM vakhANa karo cho, paNa teNe to chaLaprapaMcathI lekha vAMcI laIne vaMcaka mANasanI mAphaka lAkha rUpiyAnI kamANI karI. A rIte meLavela dhana to kAkatAlIya jevuM gaNAya, Ama kAMI niraMtara dhana maLI zake nahi ane vyavahAra tathA nItithI meLaveluM dhana to haMmezA maLyA kare che. tethI AvA kvacita maLe tevA dhanane DAhyA mANaso parIkSA karavAmAM pramANabhUta gaNatA nathI." A pramANe putronuM yuktipUrvakanuM bolavuM sAMbhaLIne dhanasAre pharI te cAre putrone cosaTha cosaTha suvarNanA bhASA ApyA. traNa jaNA te dhana laI anukrame bajAramAM gayA ane dhana meLavavAnI icchAthI potapotAnuM kaLAkauzalya ajamAvI bhAgyAnusAra napho toTo karIne teo ghera pAchA AvyA. - dhanadatta Adi te traNeyamAMthI dhanadatta tathA dhanadeva to badhAyamAMthI batrIsa bhASAthI paNa ocho, ne dhanacaMdra to teTalo ja lAbha karI Avyo, paraMtu dhanyakumArane koI pahoMcI zakyuM nahi. potAno vAro AvatAM dhanyakumAra cosaTha sonAnA bhASA laIne vyApAra karavA mATe nIkaLyo. kapUra, sonuM, mANeka ane kApaDa

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19 guNAnurAgI ane guNIdveSI vagerenI bajAromAM pharatAM apazukana thavAthI te pAcho pharyo ane sahejavAra khoTI thaIne zukana joto AgaLa cAlyo. tyAra bAda pazu kharIdavAnI bajAramAM tene bahu sArA zukana thayA, eTale te zukana vadhAvI laI te bajAramAM ja dhanyakumAra vyApAra mATe gayo. tyAM zAstramAM kahelA lakSaNavALo eka gheTo teNe joyo, eTale sArA lakSaNavALA te gheTAne pAMcamASA sonuM ApIne teNe kharIdI lIdho, pachI te tyAMthI AgaLa jato hato, tevAmAM nagaranA rAjAno putra eka lAkha rUpiyAnI hoDa karato tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. bIjA paNa gheTAnI laDAInA rasiyA potapotAnA gheTA laIne AsapAsa ubhA hatA. rAjaputranI sAthenA mANase rAjakumArane kahyuM, "svAmin ! A sAmethI dhanasAra zreSThIno putra gheTo kharIdIne Ave che, teno bApa ghaNA paisAvALo che, tethI tene mIThA zabdothI rIjhavI tenA gheTAnI sAthe ApaNA gheTAne zarata karIne laDAvIe ane tenI pAsethI lAkha sonaiyA meLavIe." A pramANe paraspara vicAra karI AgaLa jaI dhanyakumArane bolAvIne rAjakumAre kahyuM, "dhanyakumAra ! amArA gheTAnI sAthe tamAro gheTo yuddha karavA zaktimAna che, ema jo tamane lAgatuM hoya to cAlo, ApaNe lAkha sonaiyAnI hoDa karI paraspara yuddha karAvIe. jo mAro gheTo jIte to tamAre mane lAkha sonaiyA ApavA. tamAro gheTo jIte to mAre tamane lAkha sonaiyA devA. bolo che kabUla ?' - rAjakumAranuM A pramANe bolavuM sAMbhaLI dhanyakumAre vicAryuM ke, "jo ke mAro gheTo bahArathI durbaLa lAge che, paraMtu te sArA lakSaNovALo hovAthI jarUra jItaze, mATe cAlo, lakSmI cAMllo karavA AvI che, tyAM vaLI moTuM dhovA kyAM javuM ?' A pramANe

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20. dhanyakumAra caritra vicAra karIne rAjakumAranA gheTA sAthe dhanyakumAre potAnA gheTAnuM yuddha karAvyuM. temAM bhAgyazALI dhanyakumAranA sarva lakSaNayukta gheTAnA aMte jaya thayo. tethI lAkha sonaiyA tene maLyA. kahyuM che ke, "jugAra, yuddha, laDAI tathA vAdavivAdamAM haMmezAM bhAgye ja phaLe che !" rAjakumAra vicAravA lAgyo ke, "dhanyakumAranA durbaLa dekhAtA gheTAe mArA gheTAne kevI rIte jItyo? mATe sArA dezamAM utpanna thayelo tathA sarva lakSaNayukta te gheTo jo huM kharIdI lauM to, bIjA ghaNA gheTAone jItI lAkho sonaiyA huM meLavI zakuM." A pramANe vicArI te rAjakumAra dhanyakumArane kahevA lAgyo ke, "tamAro gheTo to amAre lAyakano che, tamArA jevA moTA zeThIAone A pramANe pazu pALavA e kAMI ThIka nahIM. vaLI gheTAnI ramata paNa kSatriyone ja zobhe, tamArA jevA vyApArIone zobhe nahi, mATe A meMDhAnuM tamane je mUlya beThuM hoya te laIne athavA amuka napho laIne mane te vecAto Apo.' dhanyakumAre rAjakumAranuM kahevuM sAMbhaLIne vicAryuM, "A meMDhAno khela mArA jevA samaju temaja vepArInA putrane yogya na gaNAya te vAta sAcI che, mATe mArA kahyA pramANe jo mUlya Ape to bhale tene ja vecI dauM." Ama vicArI smitapUrvaka teNe kahyuM, kumAra ! A sarva lakSaNavALo meMDho bahu zodha karyA pachI mane maLyo che, temaja meM tenA upara bahu dhana kharacyuM che. te tamane kaI rIte ApI dauM? paraMtu svAmInuM vAkya pAchuM pheravavuM te paNa yogya nahi, mATe huM kahuM te kiMmata ApIne Apa sukhethI laI jAo ! tamArI pAsethI vadhAre levuM te kAMI ThIka nahi, paNa tamAre joIe che, to phakta eka lAkha sonaiyA ApIne khuzIthI laI jAo."

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guNAnurAgI ane guNISI 2 1 rAjakumAre dhanyakumAranA kahyA mujaba mUlya ApI te gheTo kharIdI lIdho. jyAre koI paNa cIja vecavAnI hoya che, tyAre vyApArIo potAnI IcchA pramANe tenI vadhAre kiMmata kare che ane grAhaka potAnI atizaya icchAne lIdhe garaja hovAthI game teTaluM dravya ApIne paNa levA taiyAra thaI jAya che. dhanyakumAra potAne maLela napho laIne ghera gayo. pahelAM karatAM bevaDo lAbha thavAthI tenI kIrti tathA yaza vRddhi pAmyAM. sagA-vahAlA saMtoSapUrvaka tenI pAse jaI tenA vakhANa karavA lAgyA. "ugatA sUryane duniyA AkhI kyAM nathI namatI ? puNyavAnane sarvatra mAna maLe che." dhanyakumAranI stuti sAMbhaLI tenA traNeya vaDila bhAIonAM mukha irSyAthI kALAM meza jevA thaI gayAM. - IrSyAthI baLatA dhanadatta, dhanadeva tathA dhanacaMdra e traNe potAnA moTA putrone prasaMga pAmIne dhanasAra pharI hitazikSA ApatAM kahevA lAgyA, "he putro ! sajjanatAnA vakhANa karavA te abhyadayanI nizAnI che ane durjanatA-IrSyA pramukha te ApattinuM sthAna che, mATe sAcuM khoTuM samajanArA mANasoe sajjanatAno svIkAra karavo ghaTe che. mUDha mANaso bIjAno abhyadaya joI na zakavAthI ja lokamAM apakIrti pAme che. caMdrano droha karanAra rAhune zuM samaju loko krUra nathI kahetA ? A duniyAmAM paiso maLavo na maLavo te to zubha ke azubha karmane AdhIna che. paisA meLavavAmAM icchA ke puruSArtha phaLatA nathI. paNa bhAgye ja phaLe che. mATe AvI rIte duHkhI thavAnI koI jarUra nathI." "he putro ! jema uMce caDelAM vAdaLAnI adekhAI karavA jatA aSTApada nAmanuM prANI potAnAM hADakAM bhAge che, tema ucca

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2 ra. dhanyakumAra caritra bhAgyazALI mANasa taraphanI IrSyA potAno vinAza karanArI ja thAya che." mATe haju hRdayanA vAtsalyabhAve tamane kahuM chuM ke, "jo pApanA udayathI utpanna thayela duHkho dUra karavAnI tamArI icchA hoya to ISyane sarvathA tyajI koInA paNa sadgaNone jovAno ja prayAsa karo." Ama bahu prakAre zikhAmaNa ApavAthI dhanyakumAranA te vaDila baMdhuo uparanA dekhAvathI ja kevaLa saraLatA pradarzita karavA lAgyA.

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4 mahAmUlya palaMga yuktipUrvaka tathA hita vacanothI te dhanadatta Adine bodha ApavA chatAM adekhAInI AgathI saLagI jatA hRdayavALA te traNeya dhanyakumAranA vaDila baMdhuo jema meghanI dhArAthI parvata ulaTA kaThaNa thAya che, tema vizeSapaNe jaDa thavA lAgyA. eka divasa teo potAnA pitA dhanasArane kahevA lAgyA, 'pitAjI! tame ekadama amane zikhAmaNa ApavA maMDI jAo cho, paraMtu Apa jarA vicAra to karo ke, dhanyakumAre hoDa bakIne be lAkha meLavyA, tethI kAMI temAM dhanyakumAranI vyApArika kuzaLatA jaNAya nahi, tenuM nAma to jugAra kahevAya. ame jugAramAM pravINatA prApta karanAra dhanyakumAranI prazaMsA kaI rIte sahana karI zakIe ? vyApAranI kuzaLatA batAvI dhana meLavyuM hota to ame paNa tenI prazaMsA jarUra karata. jugArathI lAbha to kvacit ja thAya che. paraMtu dhananI hAni to niraMtara thAya che. vaLI A vyavasAya kulIna mANasone chAje paNa nahi. bhIlanA tIranI mAphaka koIka vAra nizAna barAbara lAgI jAya, temAM zuM vaLyuM ? sAcI parIkSA to vyApArathI thAya, AvI prapaMcAdi kriyAthI na thAya.'

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24 dhanyakumAra caritra dhanadatta AdinA vakrokti garbhita AvAM vacano sAMbhaLIne sahune potapotAnuM bhAgya ajamAvavAne dhanasAre pharIthI so so sonAnA bhASA ApIne te badhAyane mokalyA. temAMthI dhanadatta, dhanadeva tathA dhanacaMdra traNeya vaDila bhAIo to pUrvabhavanA gADha lAbhAMtarAya karmanA udayathI so bhASAnA vyApAramAM mULa dhana paNa gumAvIne pAchA AvyA. bIje divase dhanyakumAra vyApAra karavA nIkaLyo. sonA bajAra tathA bIjA bajAromAM jatAM ISTa vastunI siddhi kare tevA sArA zukano tene thayA nahi. tethI te AgaLa cAlyo. bajAra pasAra karatAM chevaTe lAkaDA bajAramAM dAkhala thatA tene bahu sArA zukana thayA. te zukana vadhAvI laIne dhanyakumAra te bajAramAM vyApAra mATe gayo. vAta ema banelI ke te zaheramAM dhanapriya nAmano zeTha raheto hato. te mANasa eTalo kaMjUsa hato ke dAnanA nAmathI paNa te trAsa pAmato, eTaluM ja nahi paNa bIjA dAnezvarI mANasonI prazaMsA sAMbhaLatAM paNa tene tAva caDI Avato. tenI pAse vipula dhana hovA chatAM te lobhIno saradAra, jarIpurANuM, hajAra ThekANe cIrAI gayeluM tathA nokara mANasanI mAphaka bIjAnuM utareluM vastra paherato. na to te koI divasa peTa bharIne jamato ke na to vadhAre pANI vaparAI javAnI bIke pUrA pANIthI snAna karato. caNA, mamarA, vAla, coLA vagere mAla vinAnI tathA soMghI vastu te khAto. anargaLa lakSmIvALo chatAM telathI mizrita bhojana khAnAra te gharanA mANasonA koLIA paNa dhyAnapUrvaka gaNato, pAnane ThekANe bAvaLanI chAla cAvato, gRhastha chatAM tapasvInI mAphaka kaMda, phaLa tathA mULano AhAra karato. paisA vAparavA paDavAnAM bhaye dehare ke

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2 pa mahAmUlya palaMga upAzraye paNa jato nahi. bhUlecUke paNa gAyana, nAca athavA saMgIta tarapha Asakti rAkhato nahi. ghAsa tathA lAkaDA kharIdavAmAM paisA kharacavA na paDe teTalA mATe te lobhI rAtrInA laMgoTI mArIne jaMgalamAM rakhaDI ghAsa lAkaDAM bhegAM karato. bhikSA ApavAnA samaye bhikhArIne jotAM ja gharanAM bAraNAMne AgaLiyo caDAvI deto. kadAca bAraNuM ughADuM rahI javAthI bhUlecUke koI bhikSuka AvI caDato to tene dAnane ThekANe gALo daI, gaLethI pakaDIne kADhI mUkato. kharekhara ! A to Azcarya jevI ja vAta che ke te kRpaNa ziromaNi ghera AvanArane pAMca vastu (mAra, gALa, dhamakI, gaLahaththo ne pATu) Apato hato. chatAM paNa loko tene lobhI tathA mahAkRpaNa gaNatA. paraMtu puNya sivAya yaza kAMI maLe kharo? kadAca sagAvahAlAnI zarame ekAda koDI paNa vAparavI paDatI, to tene ugra jvara caDI Avato. vadhAre to zuM ? paNa tenA dekhatAM bIjo koI dAna de to paNa tenA mastakamAM bhAre pIDA thaI AvatI. potAnuM ghara to dUra rahyuM paNa bIjA koInA ghera paNa lagna prasaMge jo te miSTAnna khAto to rogI mANasanI mAphaka te guNathI uNa paNa dhanathI pUrA zeThanA peTamAM duHkhavA AvatuM. phUlanI mALA tathA caMdanAdi kASTanA upabhogane te roganI mAphaka potAthI dUra ja rAkhato. A doSathI sagAvahAlAM tathA kuTuMbanA mANasoe caMDALanA kUvAnI mAphaka tenI sAtheno saMga tathA vAta karavAnuM ja choDI dIdhuM hatuM. eka divasa te dhanapriye vicAra karyo. "mArA chokarAo have juvAna thayA che, tethI lAga maLatAM te dhana laI leze." Ama vicArI potAnA dhanamAMthI teNe mahAmUlya ratno kharIda karyA. pachI eka moTo palaMga banAvI tenA cAra pAyA ane isa tathA upanAM

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26 dhanyakumAra caritra karAvI temAM dareka sthAne chUpI rIte teNe te amUlya ratno bharyA. pachI tenI upara lAkaDAnI DagaLIo mArI daI, lepa karI ratno joI na zakAya tema badhuM sajjaDa karI dIdhuM. koIne chUpAyelAM ratnonI khabara na paDe tevo palaMga teNe taiyAra karyo. tenI upara te Akho divasa jANe Asakta hoya, tema paDyo ane pAtharyo rahe ane teNe koIne ghera javAnuM baMdha karI dIdhuM. potAnuM bhojana paNa te ghera khATalA para ja karato. mahAlobhI dhanapriya pelA khATalAne eka ghaDI paNa reDho mUkato nahi. rAta-divasa tenA upara besIne te tenI cokI ja karyA karato. lobhI mANasa Asaktine lIdhe dhanane potAnA prANathI paNa vadhAre gaNe che. paNa te ajJAna AtmA samajato nathI ke, "sArI rIte sAcavatAM paNa lakSmI koInI sAthe gaI nathI, tema javAnI paNa nathI. mRtyu pachI koI vastu koInI sAthe gaI che kharI ? zarIrathI vRddha thayelo te dhanapriya anukrame aMtima avasthAe pahoMcavA chatAM lobhInA saradAre lobha choDyo nahi. tene eka vakhata ugra roga thaI Avyo. javarathI pIDAtAM chatAM paisA kharacavA paDaze, te ciMtAthI koI paNa prakAranuM auSadha te karato nahi. zarIre pIDAtAM te lobhIne mRtyu samaye putroe pUchayuM, pitAjI! dhana kyAM che ? jo koI dharmasthAnamAM vAvazo to bIjA bhavamAM tenuM kAMIka to phaLa maLaze ane sukRtanuM bhAthuM baMdhAze." AvA samaye paNa te mahAlobhI dhanapriya potAnA putrone kahevA lAgyo ke, "putro ! zubha kAryomAM meM pahelAM hajAro rUpiyA vAparyA che. tethI mane mArA mATe have parabhava sArU kazuM ja dAna devAnI jarUra nathI. phakta hamaNAM huM eka ja bhAtuM tamArI pAse mAguM chuM ane te tamAre mane ApavuM joIze." putroe te pramANe

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mahAmUlya palaMga 27 kabUla karatAM teNe kahyuM, 'A pataMga mane eTalo priya che ke mAro agnisaMskAra tenI sAthe ja tamAre karavo, ATaluM basa ! mAre A sivAya anya kazuM joItuM nathI. Ama karazo to ja mAro AtmA sadagatimAM jaze.' A pramANe bolatAM jANe potAnI priyA hoya tema te palaMgane dRDha AliMgana karIne ja dhanapriya chellA zvAsa pUrA karavA mAMDyA. eTale aMtima ghaDIye bhoMya pathArIe nAMkhavAnI icchAvALA tenA putroe tene upADavA mAMDyo. jema AtmA potAnA karmanA udayathI prApta thayelA saMskAro choDI zakato nathI, tema te zeTha te khATalAthI chUTo thaI zakyo nahi, eTale tenI strIe putrone kahyuM, tamane jo tamArA pitA pratye prema hoya to temane mana potAnA prANathI paNa priya A palaMgathI hamaNAM temane chUTA na pADazo.' mAtAnA vacanathI putroe tene bhoMya pathArIe lIdho nahi, jethI palaMgamAM ja te maraNa pAmyo. pitAnI AjJA pALavAne Atura te putro tenA zabane palaMga sAthe ja smazAnamAM laI gayA ane citAmAM tene te palaMga sAthe mUkyo. agnisaMskAra karavAnI taiyArImAM hatA, tevAmAM smazAnanA rakhevALa caMDAle AvI te palaMga mAMgyo. chokarAoe ApavAnI nA pADavAthI caMDAla sAthe moTo kajIyo thaI paDyo. te caMDALa agnisaMskAra karavA devAnI nA pADavA lAgyo. Ama paraspara kajIyo thato joIne sagAvhAlAo dhanapriyanA putrone kahevA lAgyA, 'DheDa sAthe kalaha karavAmAM ApaNe kadI phAvIe nahi. vaLI smazAnamAM mRtadehane paherAvela tathA vITela kapaDAo caMDALa ja laI jAya che. mATe have palaMga paNa tene daI gho. smazAna sudhI palaMga sAthe lAvIne tame pitAnuM vacana paNa pALyuM. have te loko bhale laI jAya.'

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28 dhanyakumAra caritra sagA snehIjanonI zikhAmaNathI te palaMga teoe DheDane ApI dIdho. caMDALa te palaMga laI bajAramAM vecavA Avyo. zaherIo sarve "A to maraNa pAmelAno palaMga che." ema dhArI vecAto levAnI nA pADavA lAgyA. hoMziyAra mANaso paNa mRtakanI zayyAne azubha zukana sUcavanArI mAnIne aMdaranA rahasyathI ajJAta hovAne lIdhe te palaMga vecAto levAnI nA pADI cAlyA gayA. A samaye dhanyakumAra potAnA bhAgyanI parIkSA karavAne mATe vyApAra karavA tyAM ja AvI caDyo. Amatema jotAM te palaMga tenI dRSTie paDyo. lepa rALathI DhAMkI dIdhelI taDa, atizaya bhAra tathA pAyA vagerenI jADAI ItyAdi joIne buddhithI te palaMga amUlya cIjathI bharela jANI sonAnA sAta bhASA ApI dhanyakumAre te kharIda karyo. pachI majUra pAse te palaMga upaDAvI potAnAM ghera lAvI guNavAna dhanyakumAre mAtA, pitA, vaDIlabaMdhuo ityAdi sarvane te dekhADyo. putra pratyenI mamatAnA kAraNe dhanasAre kAMI pUchyuM nahi. sasarAnA kahevAthI sarva vahuo te palaMga utAvaLathI upADI gharamAM laI jatI hatI. tevAmAM te uMco nIco thavAthI tenA bhAgo chUTA paDI gayA. eTale tarata ja palaMgamAMthI jANe dhanyakumAranI lakSmI hoya tema ratno jamIna para paDatAM Akho oraDo tejasvI ratnothI prakAzita thaI gayo. tejasvI tathA mahAmUlya ratno joIne snehI-saMbaMdhIo dhanyakumAranI stuti karavA lAgyA, "aho ! A dhanyakumAra kevo bhAgyazALI tathA buddhimAna che ? kharekhara A putra to kuLadIpaka jAgyo. teNe yAcakone dAnathI, gharane dhanathI, traNa jagatane yazathI, mitrone harSathI tathA bhAIone IrSyAthI bharI dIdhA che.'

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puNyano prabhAva Ama dhanyakumAranA puNyathI AkarSAyelA svajano sUryanI mAphaka dhanyakumAranuM bahumAna karavA lAgyA, paraMtu svAbhAvika doSadRSTivALA te traNe moTA bhAIo upara tenI kAMI asara thaI nahi. sagAvhAlAo pAsethI dhanyakumAranA yazogAna sAMbhaLIne te traNe IrSyAthI baLavA lAgyA. adekhAIthI jalatA te putrone bolAvI dhanasAre pharI zikhAmaNa ApatAM kahyuM, "he putro ! irSyAne tyajIne guNone grahaNa karatAM zIkho.' kAraNa ke, "kacarAmAMthI utpanna thavA chatAM kamaLa guNa (dorA)ne lIdhe, zuM hRdaya para dhAraNa karavAmAM AvatuM nathI? ane caMdra jevo rAtrIno rAjA paNa pAno dveSI hovAthI (padmane rAtanA saMkocI nAMkhe che tethI) zuM kSaya pAmyA vinA rahe che kharo?' mATe je mANaso IrSyAthI guNInA guNa gAtA nathI, te zudra mANaso AcArya rUdrasUrinI jema moTA sAdhu samudAyanA svAmI chatAM viTaMbanA pAmI parabhavamAM duHkhI thAya che." dhanyakumAranAM traNeya bhAIo lokalajjAnA kAraNe bahArathI anukULa thaI dhanyakumAranI sAthe thoDo samaya to sAro saMbaMdha

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30 dhanyakumAra caritra rAkhatA tathA paraspara ziSTAcAra jALavIne gharanuM kAmakAja barAbara karavA lAgyA. eka divasa pratiSThAnapuranAM rAjyanI hadamAM AvelA samudranA kinAre baMdara para eka moTuM vahANa pavanathI kheMcAIne AvI caDyuM. te vahANano svAmI rastAmAM marI gayo hato, vahANanA vyApArI pravAsIoe rAjA pAse AvI vinaMtI karI, "svAmI ! amArA vahANano mAlika rastAmAM ja maraNa pAmyo che. tene koI sagAvahAlA nathI. svAmI vinAnuM dhana rAjAne maLe che, tethI A saghaLuM dravya Apa hastagata karo ane vahANamAM je kAMI amAruM hoya teno bhAga vaheMcI Apa amane ApI do.' rAjAe kariyANAnI mAlikI nakkI karI te vahANanA vepArIone poSAkathI satkAra karI, sauno mAla ApI daI visarjana karyA. eTale te vahANamAM sAthe AvelA sarva vyApArIo pravAsane yogya vastuo laIne potapotAnA sthAnake gayA. khAravAo te vahANane bALakanI mAphaka dhIme dhIme kheMcIne samudranA pravAhamAMthI nadI mArge zahera tarapha lAvyA. rAjAnA AdezathI vahANamAMnI vecavAne yogya sarva cIjo khAravAoe nIce utArI. tyArabAda bIjI je je cIjo temAM hatI, te paNa kADhIne jamIna upara laI AvyA. eTale vahANanA taLIAmAMthI khArI mATIthI bharelA hajAro mATInA loTAo nIkaLyA. rAjA vagere sarva loko te joIne manamAM vicAravA lAgyA. A vahANanA mAlikanA nagaramAM jarUra AvI mATInI tANa hovI joIe, tethI ja koIka baMdaramAMthI A mIThAthI bharelA loTA laI lIdhA jaNAya che." rAjAe pratiSThAnapuranA zrImaMtone bolAvIne badhI vecavAnI cIjo batAvIne kahyuM ke, "A vahANanI cIjo tamane koIne khoTa

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31 puNyano prabhAva na jAya tevI rIte vepArI vargamAM kiMmata daIne tame laI jAo, eTale tenI aMdarathI tamane sahu sahunA bhAga pramANe lAbha maLaze.' rAjAnuM kahevuM sAMbhaLIne vepArIo paraspara vicAravA lAgyA ke, "rAjAne vecavAnI A sarva cIjo badhA vyApArIone bolAvIne vaheMcI daIe, eTale rAjAne ApavAnI kiMmata sarve maLIne ApI devAya. eka mANasathI ATalo badho bojo upADI zakAya nahi. mATe AvatI kAle badhA vyApArIone bolAvI yogyatA pramANe vaheMcIne ApaNe laI jaIzuM." A pramANe vicAra karI rAjAne kahIne sahu sahune ghera gayA. pachI savAranA pharI badhA vyApArIo maLyA tyAre eka jaNe kahyuM, dhanasAranA gherathI koI AvyuM nathI, mATe tene paNa ApaNe AmaMtraNa ApavuM joIe. eTale teoe dhanasAranA ghera tene bolAvavA eka mANasane mokalyo, dhanasAre potAnA traNeya moTA putrone javAnI AjJA karI, eTale hRdayamAM IrSyAthI baLatA teoe kahyuM, "pitAjI ! amane zA mATe mokalo cho ? ApanA hoMziyAra putrane zA mATe mokalatA nathI ? tene mokalo, eTale vastune levAmAM tenI keTalI pravINatA che te to jaNAya ? tame hiMmezA tenI prazaMsA karo cho to parIkSA karavAno A yogya avasara maLI Avyo che, mATe Apa tene ja mokalIne lAbha meLavo!" putronuM vacana svIkArIne dhanasAre dhanyakumArane mokalyo. saraLatAno bhaMDAra dhanyakumAra pitAno Adeza potAnA mastaka para vinayapUrvaka caDAvI parivAra sahita sArA zukanathI utsAha pAmIne tyAM gayo. badhA vyApArIo potapotAnA dhaMdhAne yogya vastuo chUTI pADI pADIne levA lAgyA. parIkSA karavAmAM zreSTha dhanyakumAra sarva cIjo upara AMkho pheravato mUMgo mUMgo ubho rahyo. jyAre pelA mIThAthI bharelA loTAo vaheMcavAno

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dhanyakumAra caritra vakhata Avyo, tyAre te levA mATe koIe hAtha laMbAvyo nahi. badhA bhegA thaIne paraspara gUsapUsa vAto karavA lAgyA, "A ajANyo dhanyakumAra ThIka AvI caDyo che, tethI tene ja A pakaDAvI dyo, e bALaka hovAthI tene upayogI ke nirupayogI vastunuM jJAna nathI. ApaNe yuktipUrvaka bALakane yogya vastu bALakane ja ApIe." Ama vicArIne temaNe dhanyane kahyuM, "bhAI dhanyakumAra ! tuM laghuvayamAM pahelI ja vAra vepAra karavA Avyo che, mATe maMgaLarUpa A mATInA loTA ja laI jA, kAraNa ke zarUAtamAM thoDI mahenata Ape tevI cIjomAM thoDuM dhana ja rokavuM, pachI rahetAM rahetAM temAM umero karatA javuM, ema karatAM karatAM buddhi khIlatI jaze ane buddhimAM vibhrama thavAno saMbhava paNa nahi rahe." kahyuM che ke, "nAnI zarUAto haMmezA sukhakartA nivaDe che." vaLI enuM dravya paNa rAjAne thoDuM ja ApavuM paDaze. leNA paisA levAmAM rAjA utAvaLa kare che ane vastu to yogya samaye vecAya che, tethI jo devuM thoDuMka hoya to jaldI ApI zakAya che. tArA pitAzrI paNa Ama karavAthI amArA upara prasanna thaze. - hRdayanA kapaTa pUrvaka bahArathI mIThuM bolatA te vyApArIone jANIne, temanI vAta sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAre ziSTAcAra pramANe javAba Apyo, "moTA vaDilo to AvA ja joIe, Apa jevA vRddho to bALakone zikhAmaNa ja Ape, ApanA jevA vaDilonI kRpAthI mArA sarva manoratho pUrNa thaze. A pramANe miSTa vAkyothI temane prasanna karIne visarjana karyA. dhanyakumAra vicAravA lAgyo, A lokonI svArthaparAyaNatA tathA dAMbhikatAnI to hada thaI. mane bALaka samajIne kevI ThagAI karavA taiyAra thaI gayA ! parIkSA karavAmAM mUDha A vyApArIo A nakAmI cIja che, evI buddhithI

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puNyano prabhAva 33 sarva vastu mAre mAthe oDhADI gayA che. saMsAramAM svArtha vinA koI koInuM sagu nathI. meM to dharmanI kRpAthI sahejamAM lAbha meLavyo che. A pramANe vicArI vastuparIkSAmAM hoMziyAra dhanyakumAra te mATI jevI dekhAtI vastu laIne ghera Avyo. ghera traNe moTA bhAIo pitA pAse jaIne dhanyakumAranI mUrkhatA mATe hasIne kahevA lAgyA, "pitAjI ! jUo, tamArA zANA putranI A vyApAra karavAnI kuzaLatA ? judA judA dezanI, vicitra prabhAvazALI, maLI na zake tevI, A dezamAM AgaLa kadI nahIM joyelI, bhAre mUlyavALI bhAgyathI ja prApta thaI zake tevI asaMkhya vastuo te vahANamAM hatI. temAMthI jeo vyApAranI levaDadevaDamAM kuzaLa tathA cIjonI utpatti, guNa, meLavaNI ityAdimAM jANakAra che, te badhAe to potapotAnI icchita vastu pasaMda karI lIdhI ane te vastu laIne potAnuM kAma kADhI lIdhuM ane ApanA A vakhANelA putre to bIjAoe nahi lIdhelA, nAkhI devAnI dhULa tathA mIThAthI bharelA A loTAo lIdhA ane te ahIM lAvyo, mIThAno vyApArI hoya to te paNa Ane hAtha lagADe nahIM. ApanA A bhAIsAhebe to kevaLa dhULathI ghara bharyuM. mATe pitAjI ! guNavAnanI parIkSA to avasare ja thAya che. kAkatAlIya nyAye kadAca eka be vAra mUrkha mANase karela sAhasathI sIdhuM paDI jAya, paNa teTalA uparathI tenI hada uparAMtanI prazaMsA na karIe." putrone A pramANe hAsya karatAM joIne jarA zaMkAzIla mane dhanasAre dhanyakumArane pUchyuM, "putra ! vahANamAM bIjI ghaNI cIjo vecavAnI hatI, chatAM tuM A dhULa tathA mATIthI bharelA loTAo zA mATe laI Avyo ?" pitAnuM A vacana sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAre vinayapUrvaka uttara Apyo. "pitAjI ! ApanAM caraNanA pratApe

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34 dhanyakumAra caritra daridratA rUpI vanane bALI nAMkhanArI vastu mane hAthamAM AvI gaI che. moTA zeThIAo A vastunA prabhAvathI ajANyA hovAthI A vastune nakAmI samajI luccAIthI mAre mAthe oDhADI devA teo taiyAra thaI gayA. paNa meM to devagurUnA pratApe A vastuno prabhAva samajI jaIne teno svIkAra karI lIdho che. have Apa teno prabhAva sAMbhaLo. A mATI Apa sAmAnya na samajatA, enA sparzathI to loDhuM paNa sonuM banI jAya evI A mATI che. A to pAzvapASANanI khANamAMthI maLI AvatI, saMsAranA dAritryane haranArI tejaMtUrikA nAmanI mATI che. AmAMthI rati bhAra mATI laIne ATha pala tAMbAne tenI sAthe eka rUpa karavAthI tAMbAnuM sonuM banI jAya che." Ama kahIne dhanyakumAre te ja veLAe upara kahela kriyA vaDe teNe tAMbA tathA loDhAnuM sonuM karI batAvyuM, pachI ema vAraMvAra karIne khUba kiMmatI sonuM banAvyuM. tethI dhanasAra ane anya svajano, bahu AnaMda pAmyA. mAtra moTA traNa bhAIo sivAya sarva snehIjano tenI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. te traNe vaDila baMdhuo to hRdayamAM irSyAthI baLI javA lAgyA. A samaye dhanyakumAranI samRddhi joI na zakavAthI eka irSyALu mANase rAjA pAse jaIne kahyuM, "svAmI, dhanasArano putra dhanyakumAra badhA vepArIone tathA tamane chetarIne najIvI kiMmata ApIne tejaMtUrikAthI bharelA mATInA loTAo laI gayo che ane te vAta koIne kaheto paNa nathI. te tejaMtUrikA to ApanA jevAnA koThAramAM zobhe, mATe te maMgAvI laIne ApanA koThAramAM te bharavI, to ja te dhanyakumArane tenI apramANikatAno yogya badalo maLaze." rAjA jitazatrue A vAta sAMbhaLI, ne nItipriya evA teNe vicAryuM, "meM jyAre vahANanI cIjo badhA moTA

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puNyano prabhAva 35 vepArIone ApI," tyAre kahyuM hatuM ke, "je kiMmata gAmamAM upajatI hoya te mUlya tamAre mane ApavuM.' have evI rIte mAre theMkyuM gaLavuM te kAMI yogya na gaNAya, paNa A vAta to Azcarya upajAve tevI che ke, ati nipuNa, vastunA guNadoSa samajavAmAM kuzaLa banI gayelA, judA judA dezomAM upajatI cIjonA jJAnavALA ane levaDadevaDamAM pravINa vyApArIo pAse dhanyakumAra jevo nAno mANasa zI gaNatarImAM ? ne vaLI mane AvIne khoTuM kahI janArA mANasono vizvAsa paNa zo ? mATe A vAta to dhanyakumArane bolAvIne mAre pUchavI te vadhAre yogya che. Ama vicArIne rAjAe dhanyakumArane bolAvavA mATe mANaso mokalyA. teo tyAM jaI dhanasArane kahevA lAgyA, 'ApanA putra dhanyakumArane mahArAjA bolAve che.' dhanasAre ciMtApUrvaka putrane kahyuM, "rAjA tane bolAve che.' dhanyakumAre kahyuM, "mahAbhAgyanI vAta, bahu sAruM thayuM. moTA bhAgya hoya to ja rAjAne maLavAno prasaMga prApta thAya che, keTalAkane to rAjAno meLApa karavAne mATe prapaMco karavA paDe che ane mane to rAjAe pote ja bolAvyo che. ApanI kRpAthI sarva sArA vAnAM thaze, Ape kAMI paNa zaMkA lAvavAnI jarUra nathI." Ama kahIne vastra tathA alaMkAra sajIne potAnI sAthe yogya sevakone laIne te rAjA pAse gayo. traNe moTA bhAIo rAjAnA AmaMtraNanI vAta sAMbhaLIne aMdara aMdara bolavA lAgyA, "joyuM ! kIDI bheguM kare ane bhorIMga bhogave. evI je lokamAM kahevata cAle che, te kevI sAcI paDI ? ApaNA bhAIzrIe kALA dhoLA karIne ahIMtahIMthI je dhana bheguM karyuM che, paNa te AgaluM pAchaluM sarva dravya rAjA eka sapATe ghasaDI jaze. AnA pApe ApaNuM dhana paNa nAza pAmaze ! Ama chatAM

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36 bApA to dhanyakumAranA guNa ja gAyA kare che. dhanyakumAra rAjasabhAmAM jaIne, rAjA pAse bheTa mUkI, namaskAra karI temanA AdezathI eka Asana upara beTho. rAjA paNa rUpa, vaya tathA caturAIthI bharapUra, bhAgyazALI dhanyakumArane joIne prasanna citte kahevA lAgyo, 'dhanyakumAra ! tuM kuzaLa che ?' dhanyakumAre kahyuM, 'devagurU tathA dharmanA prabhAve temaja ApanA pratApe kuzaLa chuM, kuzaLatAnuM kAraNa pUrvanI puNyAI che ane te dharmane AdhIna che. mArA mahAbhAgya ke Aje Apa mahArAjAe pote moTI kRpA karI mane saMbhAryo, mArA sukhamAM sukha bhaLyuM ane have to temAM koI nyUnatA paNa na rahI.' dhanyakumAra caritra dhanyakumAranA AvA uttama zabdothI saMtuSTa thaI rAjAe kahyuM ke, 'dhanya ! pelA vahANamAMnI vecavAnI cIjomAMthI teM kAMI bhAga lIdho ke nahi ?' 'mahArAja ! ApanI jevI mArA upara kRpA che, tevo bhAga paNa mane maLyo che.' 'kaI rIte ?' javAbamAM dhanyakumAre mULathI mAMDIne sarva hakIkata saraLatAthI rAjAne kahI saMbhaLAvI ane kahyuM, 'mahArAja ! A vastu tadana nakAmI che' ema nizcaya karIne mane bALaka jANI mAre mAthe Dila vyApArIoe mAyAthI A vastu oDhADI dIdhI. kiMmata paNa teoe ja nakkI karI ApI, meM to deva-gurU ane dharmanA prabhAve te cIja oLakhI laIne temaNe ApeluM pramANa kahI svIkArI lIdhuM. AvI rIte vahANamAMno bhAga mane maLyo che. mArA bhAgamAM Avela tejaMtUrI moTA jaththAmAM haju paDI che, tene mATe Apa je AjJA karo te mAre zirasAvaMdya che. dhanyakumAranI

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puNyano prabhAva 37 AvI nyAyayukta vAta sAMbhaLI, hasIne rAjA jitazatrue sabhAmAM beThelA sarva koIne kahyuM, 'jagatamAM bIjAnuM sukha joIne thatI irSyAno prabhAva to juo ! potAnA ajJAnathI vastunA guNo samajI na zakavAthI amuka cIjamAM potAnuM kAMI vaLe tema nathI, ema samajIne te vepArIoe kapaTapUrvaka te dhanyakumArane oDhADI dIdhI, te vakhate teoe to cokkasa emaja dhAryuM haze ke AvI pheMkI devA yogya vastu to A bALaka ja svIkAre, jo teno bApa Avyo hota to kadI tevI cIja leta nahi, ThIka thayuM ke dhanasAre A bALakane mokalyo. mATe ApaNA mAthethI utarelI vastu bIjAnA mAthA upara bhale paDe !' AvI kharAba dAnatathI dhanyakumArane te cIja oDhADI daIne potAnI jAtane vicakSaNa mAnatA te vepArIo potapotAne managamatI cIjo laI gayA. te sarvee potAnA svArthane AgaLa karI jarApaNa dayApUrvaka vicAra karyo ja nahIM. vicakSaNatAthI mUMgA rahela A dhanyakumArane durjanatAno khela jotAM acAnaka potAne iSTa vastu maLI gaI. bhAgyayoge dhanyakumArane hAtha to A cIja acAnaka caDI gaI che, temAM kAMI koIe tenI upara upakAra karyo nathI. durjana mANasoe dhanyakumArane je udvega karAvavA mATe karyuM hatuM, te sarva potAnA bhAgyanA yoge dhanyakumArane sukha karanAra thaI paDyuM che. te sukha tathA saubhAgya joI na zakanAra irSyALu durjana mANaso mane paNa bhaMbheravA cUkyA nahi, paraMtu evI anIti karavI e mane bilakula ucita lAgatuM nathI. kAraNa ke, anItithI A bhavamAM rAjya nAza pAme che ane parabhavamAM durgatimAM paDavuM paDe che. agAuthI te vepArIoe tathA meM jo A tejaMtUrI che ema jANyuM hota to te dhanyakumArane ApavAnI vRtti kadI paNa karI na hota, mATe potAnA bhAgyanA yoge meLavela dhana bhogavavAne

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dhanyakumAra caritra yogya dhanyakumAra ja che. tethI huM paNa AjJA karuM chuM ke dhanyakumAra sukhethI te bhogave ! A rIte sabhA samakSa dhanyakumAranA bhAgyanI prazaMsA karIne rAjAe tenA upara kRpA batAvI. te avasare dhanyakumAre uThIne praNAmapUrvaka kahyuM, "Apa mahArAjAnI A sevaka upara moTI kRpA thaI.' tyArabAda vastra, alaMkAra, mAna-sanmAna vagerethI dhanyakumAranuM bahumAna karIne rAjA jitazatrue tene kahyuM, "he dhanya ! tAre AjathI haMmezA mArI rAjasabhAmAM AvavuM. tArA jevAthI ja mArI sabhAnI zobhA che.' ' pachI rAjAe maMtrI, sAmaMta vagerene Adeza karI dIdho, "mArI sabhAmAM tamAre sarvee sAcA khoTAno nyAya karavAmAM kuzaLa, buddhinA bhaMDAra dhanyakumArano mata pUchI tenI icchAne anukULa kArya karavuM." A pramANe kahyA pachI rAjAe dhanyakumArane vidAya karyo. rAjAe Apela vastra tathA alaMkAra sajIne, dhanyakumAra rAjAne praNAma karI, teNe Apela vAhanamAM besI ghara tarapha javA nIkaLyo. Dhola vagADanArA, dhajAvALA tathA bhATacAraNa vagerene rAjAe AjJA karI dIdhI ke, "tamAre haMmezAM dhanyakumArane ADaMbarapUrvaka sabhAmAMthI laI javA tathA lAvavAmAM sAvadhAna rahevu." tyArabAda rAjAnI AjJA pramANe ThAThamATha sahita bajAramAM thaI, ghera AvIne dhanyakumAre pitAne namaskAra karyA. pitA paNa tene maLela rAjyamAnanI vAto sAMbhaLIne rAjI thayA. dhanadatta Adi dhanyakumAranA bhAgyahIna vaDila bhAIo to IrSyAthI te samaye gAMDA jevA banI gayA. AkhA gAmamAM moTA moTA DAhyA tathA vidvAno taraphathI maLatA mAnane lIdhe, puNyanA tejathI, yaza tathA kIrtinA prabhAve tathA mitro uparanA asAdhAraNa premanA yoge dhanyakumAranA zatruo lagabhaga koI ja rahyA nahi.

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39 puNyano prabhAva rAjAnI kRpAne pAtra banela tathA pradhAna-amAtyane pUjavAne yogya banela dhanyakumAranI rAjasabhAmAM ane nagaramAM jANe bIjo rAjA ja hoya tevI prazaMsA thavA lAgI. keTaloka samaya vItyA bAda eka divasa rAjAne praNAma karI, sabhAmAMthI uThI divya vastro tathA alaMkArothI sarjita dhanyakumAra pAMca prakAranA vAjIMtronA nAda sAthe rAjamArga oLaMgI potAnA ghara tarapha Avato hato. te samaye bhAtabhAtanA maNi motInA jhumakhA vagerethI suzobhita AsanavALA vAhanamAM te beTho hato. judA judA dezathI Avela bhATo AgaLa cAlI teno yaza phelAvI rahyA hatA. cAre bAjuthI hajAro sAmaMta tathA zeThIAo tene vinayapUrvaka praNAma karI rahyA hatA. AsapAsa AvatA garIba tathA apaMga mANasone te dAna detA hato. hAthI, ghoDA tathA subhaTothI paravarelo hato. judA judA dezomAM utpanna thayelA ane ratna alaMkArothI suzobhita tejasvI ghoDAo tenI AgaLa nAca karI rahyA hatA. AvI rIte ThAThamATha sAthe AvatA dhanyakumArane tenA traNe bhAIoe potapotAnAM makAna upara ubhA ubhA AzcaryapUrvaka joyA. A samaye loko bolavA lAgyA, "bhAIo ! pUrvajanmamAM karelA puNyanuM phaLa to juo ! sauthI nAno chatAM A bALa dhanyakumAra vRddhone paNa mAna ApavAne yogya banyo che, mATe moTAInuM kAraNa vaya nahi, paraMtu puNyanuM teja che.' kahyuM che ke, tejasvI mANasonI vaya jovAnI jarUra ja rahetI nathI. nAno chatAM tejasvI hoya to te prazaMsAne pAtra bane che. kAraNa ke, hastI moTA zarIravALo chatAM aMkuzane vaza thAya che. tethI zuM aMkuza hastI jevaDo hoya che? nAno sarakho dIvo mahAaMdhakArano nAza kare che, te aMdhakAra tathA dIvo sarakhA hoya che ? vaja jevI

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4) dhanyakumAra caritra cIjathI moTA parvato paDI jAya che, te vaja zuM parvata jevaDuM hoya che ? mATe jenAmAM teja hoya te laghu chatAM baLavAna che, emAM sthUla ke nAnuM klevara kAraNa nathI. mATe ja dhanyakumAra nAno chatAM kuLane ujALanAro thayo, tyAre tenA traNa bhAIo zarIra tathA vayamAM sthULa hovA chatAM kAMI karI zake tevA nathI. phakta dhanyakumAranI kRpAthI ja teo peTanuM pUruM kare che.' nagarajanonAM AvAM vacanone sAMbhaLIne himathI jema navA aMkuro baLI jAya tema adekhAIthI saLagI jatA dhanadatta, dhanadeva tathA dhanacaMdra hRdayanA kUrabhAve A pramANe vicAravA lAgyA. dhanyakumAra jIvato raheze tyAM sudhI ApaNo bhAva koI pUche tema lAgatuM nathI. sUrya pUrNa tejasvI banIne jhaLahaLato hoya tyAre athavA sUryano udaya thato hoya tyAre tArAonuM teja TakI zake kharUM ? A bAbatamAM ApaNo nAno bhAI che, ema dhArIne tenI upekSA karavI te ThIka lAgatuM nathI. zarIramAM utpanna thayelA vyAdhine uvekhI mUkavAthI te duHkhI karyA vinA rahe kharo ? mATe have to dayAne eka bAjue mUkIne jo Ano nAza karIzuM to ja ApaNA tejanI kiMmata thaze. dIvo paNa vATa saMkoravAthI ja dIpI nIkaLe che.' A mujaba te traNe bhAIoe paraspara vicAra karIne dhanyakumAranuM ahita karavAno nizcaya karyo. teoe gupta rAkhavA mAgela A vicAra kAMIka buddhinI pragabhatAthI tathA kAMIka temanA zarIranI ceSTAothI dhanyakumAranA jANavAmAM AvI gayo. buddhizALI mANaso pAtALamAM rahelA pANIne paNa zuM nathI jANatA ? kahyuM che ke, AkAra, nizAnI, ceSTA, bhASaNa, bhavAM, AMkha ane mukhanA vikArathI aMdaranuM mana vidvAna manuSyothI jANI zakAya che. kAraNa ke, kahelA arthane to pazuo paNa samajI zake che, hAthI ghoDA paNa :: nA,

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puNyano prabhAva 41 preraNA karavAthI cAle che, paraMtu paMDita mANaso to kahevAmAM na Avela vAta paNa samajI zake che, kema ke bIjAnI ceSTA vagere joIne tenuM mana samajI zakavAnI zakti tenuM nAma ja buddhino camatkAra che." dhanyakumAranA guNothI AkarSAyelI tenI bhojAIoe potAnA pati pAsethI sAMbhaLelI AvI duSTa vRttinA vaDila bhAIonA manamAM rahelI vAta dhanyakumArane ekAMtamAM kahI ane vizeSamAM te bhAbhIoe puNyavAna dhanyakumArane snehapUrvaka jaNAvyuM, "he diyarajI tamAre sAvadhAnIthI rahevuM. tamArA te vaDilabaMdhuo potAnA kharAba svabhAvathI tathA adekhAIne doSathI mUDha banI gayA che." kahyuM che ke, "sarpa krUra che, temaja khala mANasa paNa krUra che. paraMtu te bemAM khala tathA ISya vadhAre krUra che. kAraNa ke sarpa to maMtrathI paNa zAMta thAya che, paraMtu khala tathA IrSyALu mANasane zAMta karavAno to koI upAya ja nathI. mATe tamAre temano vizvAsa karavo nahi.' bhAbhIonuM kahevuM sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAre vicAryuM ke, "dhikkAra ho tevA puruSone ! ke jeo vivekarUpI sarovaramAM sAcuM khoTuM samajavAnA guNamAM haMsa jevA chatAM kalahathI dUra rahevAne badale potAnA sagA-vahAlAmAM ja ulaTo kalaha pradIpta kare che. guNavAna hovA chatAM mArA traNe moTA bhAIo huM ahIM rahIza tyAM sudhI mArA puNyanI irSyAthI sukhamAM rahI zake tema lAgatuM nathI, kAraNa na hoya to kArya paNa upasthita na thAya, mATe badhI rIte jotAM have ahIM rahevuM yukta nathI. mATe huM koI bIjA dezamAM cAlyo jAuM. eja mArA mATe yogya che. dezATanathI caturAI paNa jarUra vadhaze." kahyuM che ke, "deza-videzamAM pravAsa, paMDito sAthe mitratA, vezyAno prasaMga, rAjyasabhAmAM praveza tathA aneka zAstronuM

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4 2 dhanyakumAra caritra avalokana, e pAMca vastuo vivekapUrvaka vyavahAramAM levAya to caturAInAM mULa kAraNo che. pravAsa karavAthI bhAtabhAtanA caritro jovAmAM Ave che, sajjana durjana mANaso vacceno taphAvata samajavAmAM Ave che. temaja AtmAnI zakti paNa khIle che, mATe pRthvI paryaTana karavuM. kaLAmAM kuzaLatA, bhAgyabaLa tathA sthiratA tathA buddhino vaibhava e badhAyane mATe dezAMtara e eka kasoTI sthAna jevuM che. kharA bhAgyazALI to te mANaso ja che ke, jeone manane AhmAdita kare tevA khajAnAnI mAphaka kautuko pagale pagale jovA maLe che." vaLI buddhizALI dhanyakumAre vicAryuM ke, "vaDilabaMdhuo Aje khalavRttine Azraya karanArA banyA che, to mAre have e lokonA saMsargamAM rahevuM te hitAvaha nathI. kAraNa ke hAthIthI hajAra hAtha cheTe rahevuM, ghoDAthI so hAtha cheTe rahevuM, zIMgaDAvALA anya janAvarothI daza hAtha cheTA rahevuM ane durjanothI to dUra thaI paradezamAM ja cAlyA javuM." Avo DahApaNapUrvakano manamAM vicAra karIne jema rAtre pakSIo mALA tarapha javAne Atura banI jAya tevI rIte paradezamAM prayANa karavAne mATe dhanyakumAra paNa Atura banI gayA. eka avasare temanA eka saMbaMdhI zrImaMtanA ghera utsava hato, tethI mAtA-pitA ItyAdi gharanA mANaso Akho divasa utsavamAM gUMthAyelA hovAthI, javA AvavAnI doDAdoDa tathA kAmanI dhamAlathI thAkyA pAkyA rAtrInA samaye te badhA sukhethI ghora nidrAmAM paDyA hatA. ne rAtrInuM jyAre vAtAvaraNa zUnya hatuM, koI jAgatuM na hatuM, tyAre dhanyakumAra navakAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karato gharanI bahAra nIkaLI mALavA tarapha cAlI nIkaLyo.

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6 addabhuta niHspRhatA lakSamIne krIDA karavAne yogya sthaLa jevA mALavA dezamAM pharIne aneka gAmaDAM, zahero tathA vano nihALatAM bapora thatAM dhanyakumAra bhUkhyo thayo. A samaye eka khetaramAM te bhUkhyo bhUkhyo eka vaDalAnA jhADa nIce ArAma levA beTho. te khetaramAM eka kheDUta khetI karato hato. te divasa koI lokautsavano hovAthI te kheDUtanI strI bhAta, dALa ane lApasI vagere miSTAnna laIne AvI. bhUkha tathA tRSAthI karamAI gayela, suMdara AkRtivALA dhanyakumArane joIne te kheDUte vicAryuM, "aho ! A suMdara AkRtivALo koI sattvazALI puruSa jaNAya che. tApathI kaMTALelo te ahIM ArAma le che, cAla tene bhojana mATe AmaMtraNa karUM.' Ama vicArI saraLa hRdayanA paropakArI kheDUte dhanyakumAra pAse AvI dhanyakumArane Adara sahita bhojana mATe nimaMtraNa karyuM. sajjana prakRtinA dhanyakumAre te sAMbhaLIne te kheDUtane kahyuM, bhAI ! tuM mArA mananI vAta samajI gayo te to kharUM. paraMtu huM A rIte vagara parizramanuM bhojana levA icchato nathI. siMha tathA sapuruSa anyanA parizramanuM bhojana leto nathI. mATe jo tArI

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44 dhanyakumAra caritra saMmati hoya to huM thoDIvAra tArUM khetara kheDuM, pachI tuM je khAvA ApIza te huM amRta samAna gaNIne svIkArIza; kAraNa ke sArA vaMzamAM utpanna thayela mANasane potAnA hAthanI kamANI ja gaurava tathA mAna ApanArI che." dhanyakumAranI AvI abhuta manovRtti jANIne kheDUte kahyuM, "jema tamArI IcchA hoya tema karo.' kheDUtanI A pramANe saMmati meLavIne dhanyakumAra pote uThIne te khetaramAM jevo haLa kheMcavA gayo, teTalAmAM to te khetaranI jamInamAM rahela eka patthara bhAgI javAthI jamInamAM dATela nidhAnano carU bahAra nIkaLI Avyo. bhAgyazALIne Dagale ne pagale vagara icchAe paNa lakSmI potAnI meLe ja AvIne bheTe che. mATe ja kahyuM che, "jevI rIte bALako pAse strIo aMgo chupAvatI nathI, tevI rIte lobha vinAnA puruSanI pAse pRthvI potAnAM gupta nidhAnane chupAvatI nathI - pragaTa kare che.' - sonAthI bharelo te carU joIne udAra cittavALA dhanyakumAre tarata ja te kADhIne kheDUtane soMpyo, kheDUte kahyuM, "he bhAgyazALI puruSa ! tame kharekhara puNyavAna cho, tamArA puNyanA kAraNe A aparimita khajAno pragaTa thayo che, mATe teno tame ja svIkAra karo." dhanyakumAre kahyuM, "bhAI ! pArakuM dhana kadI na levAno meM niyama karyo che. A jamIna tamArI che, mATe jema yogya lAge tema tenI vyavasthA karavA tame adhikArI cho, A dhanamAM mAro adhikAra nathI,' dhanyakumAranI AvI abhuta niHspRhatA tathA saraLatAthI te kheDUte atizaya Azcarya pAmI, bhakti bharapUra hRdaye dhanyakumArane kahyuM, "puNyavAna ! anargaLa dhana ApIne Aje tame mArI daridratAno nAza karyo che, have to tame jarUra mAruM bhojana svIkAro." e rIte te kheDUtanA atizaya AgrahathI dhanyakumAre tenI strIe lAvela bhojana karI tenI rajA lIdhI ane

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45 abhuta nispRhatA te AgaLa cAlI nIkaLyo. vizvanuM hita karanAra sajjana puruSo sUryanI mAphaka kadI paNa eka sthaLe rahetA nathI. dhanyakumAranA gayA pachI kheDUta vicAravA lAgyo, "AvA uttama puruSa pAsethI meLaveluM dhana jo huM niHzaMkapaNe bhogavIza to irSALu tathA pArakAnuM ghara bhAMgavAmAM rAjI rahenArA mANaso jAtajAtanI vAto karaze. paraspara vAta karatAM te lokonI vAta vAyuvege rAjA sudhI paNa pahoMcyA vagara raheze nahi, vaLI rAjA paNa kAcA kAnanA hovAthI te lokonI vAta sAcI mAnI mane kedamAM nAMkhI A sarva dhana kadAca laI paNa leze ane nakAmo duHkhI thaI jaIza. mATe pahelethI ja banela bInA rAjAne jaNAvuM ane pachI ja tenA Adeza pramANe karuM ke jethI bhaviSyamAM koI mUMjhavaNa mane na rahe." Avo vicAra karI te kheDUta rAjA pAse jaIne banela sarva hakIkta rAjAne kahI saMbhaLAvI. kheDUtanI vAta sAMbhaLIne rAjA Azcaryacakita thaI jaI tene kahevA lAgyo, "bhAI ! khetaramAMthI A rIte nidhAna nIkaLyuM, temAM kAMI navAI jevuM nathI, kAraNa ke pRthvImAM pagale pagale carUo dATelA hoya che. paraMtu ATaATaluM anargaLa dhana meLavI te sajjana puruSe A rIte tyajI dIdhuM, te to bhAre AzcaryanI vAta che. pRthvIne ratnagarbhA kahevAmAM Ave che. te AvA puruSothI ja satya mAnI zakAya che, kharekhara, tArA sadbhAgya ke AvA puNyavAnanA tane darzana thayAM, temaja temanI sevA karavAno prasaMga prApta thayo. teNe Apela prasAda tane maLyo, tethI paNa tane dhanya che. jo tenA jevA zreSTha mANase A dhana tane arpaNa karyuM, to pachI huM paNa te tane ja ApuM chuM. paraMtu te uttama puruSanuM nAma prakhyAta thAya tema tAre karavuM." AvA rAjAnA zabdothI dhanyakumAranI kIrtino phelAvo karavA te kheDUte te khetaranI AsapAsa eka gAma vasAvI te gAmanu

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46 dhanyakumAra caritra nAma dhanyapura pADyuM ane te samAcAra rAjAne jaNAvyA. rAjAe te gAmanI mAlikI te kheDUtane ApI. eTale te kheDUta, rAjAe Apela te gAmanA mukhI tarIkeno adhikAra prApta karI, sukhapUrvaka rahevA lAgyo ane haMmezA dhanyakumAranA upakArane potAnA hRdayamAM saMbhAravA lAgyo. A bAju dhanyakumAra AgaLa cAlatAM aneka zahero, vano nihALatAM madhyAhnanA aMte haMsa jema mAnasa sarovara tarapha jAya tema divasa AthamavAnA samaye eka gAma pAse te AvI pahoMcyo. sAMjanA samaye nadInA kinAre nizcita mane retIne hAtha vaDe sarakhI karIne jANe sUI rahevAne komaLa rajAI pAtharelo palaMga hoya tema tenA upara niHzaMkapaNe dhanyakumAra beTho. pachI dhanyakumAra potAnA hRdayamAM zrI siddhacakrarUpa kamaLanuM sthApana karI ekAgratAthI arihaMtAdipadanuM manamAM dhyAna dharI eka ghaDI sudhI jApa karIne, coryAzI lAkha jIvAyonimAM rahelA jIvone khamAvI, aDhAre pApasthAnaka vosirAvI, cAra zaraNono svIkAra karI, zubha bhAvanA bhAvatA sukhe nidrAdhIna thayo ane eka pahora rAta bAkI rahetAM te paMcaparameSThine saMbhArato uDyo. 'uttama mANasone nidrA, kalaha, AhAra, krodha tathA kAma e pAMce doSo bahu ja maMda hoya che." A samaye zubhasUcaka ziyALano zabda dhanyakumAranA sAMbhaLavAmAM Avyo. "bhAgyazALI manuSyone prAyaH zukano zubha tathA anukULa ja thAya che.' dhanyakumAre e zabda sAMbhaLI, zukana zAstrano vicAra karIne nizcaya karyo ke, "divasanA durgA pakSInA zabdanuM tathA rAtrinA ziyALanA zabdanuM phaLa maLyA vagara rahetuM ja nathI.' te tIvra buddhithI A pramANe vicAra karato hato tevAmAM ziyALaNI bolI, "jo koI DAhyo puruSa A nadInA pravAhamAM taNAtuM zaba khIcI kADhI tenI keDe bAMdhela ratno le ane zaba mane

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4 7 abhuta niHspRhatA bhakSaNa karavA Ape to bahu ThIka thAya." ziyALaNInA A zabdono pazu-pakSInI bhASAmAM niSNAta dhanyakumAra arthe vicArI tarata ja tyAMthI ubho thayo ane te zabdane anusarato te nadI kinAre gayo. "dhanAtha bhojanArthI tathA kautuka jovAnI icchAvALA mANasoe ALasa rAkhavI e mUrkhAI che." nadI kinAre jaIne jotAM tenA puNyathI kheMcAI Avela nadInA pravAhamAM taNAtuM zaba teNe joyuM. pravAhamAMthI tene kheMcI kADhI keDethI ratno laIne zaba teNe ziyALaNIne ApI dIdhuM. "zukanane anusaravAthI phAyado ja thAya che." pachI sUvAnA sthaLe jaIne bAkInI rAta teNe devagurUnI stavanA karavAmAM pasAra karI. savAra thatAM te AgaLa cAlI nIkaLyo. anukrame pharatAM pharatAM durgama viMdhyAcalane oLaMgI muni jema saMsArane viMdhIne mokSamAM pahoMce tema dhanyakumAra ujjayinI nagarImAM pahoMcyo. A samaye ujjayinImAM caMDapradyota nAmano rAjA rAjya karato hato. tenI AjJAmAM soLa moTA sAmaMta rAjAo hatA. te talavAra grahaNa karatA ke tarata ja tenA zatruo tharathara kaMpatA hatA. te rAjA buddhimAM abhayakumAra jevA maMtrInI potAnA mAthA parano rAjyanI javAbadArIno bhAra halako karavAnI icchAe zodhamAM hato. tenI parIkSA mATe teNe DAMDI pITAvIne jAhera karyuM hatuM ke, "je buddhizALI mANasa samudra nAmanA nagaranI bahAranA sarovaranI vacce AvelA thAMbhalAne, kinAre ubhA ubhA doraDAnI gAMThathI bAMdhI deze tene rAjA maMtrIpada Apaze. A vAta sAMbhaLIne ghaNA loko te thAMbhalAne bAMdhavAno upAya ciMtavavA lAgyA, paraMtu koInI buddhi cAlI zakI nahi. A vAta banI hatI tevA samaye dhanyakumAra tyAM Avyo. teNe udghoSaNAnuM nivAraNa karIne thAMbhalAne bAMdhavAnuM kabUla karyuM.

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dhanyakumAra caritra rAjapuruSoe rAjasabhAmAM padhAravAnuM AmaMtraNa karavAthI nirmaLa buddhivALA dhanyakumAre sevako sAthe rAjA pAse jaIne namaskAra karyAM. rAjAe paNa tenuM rUpa tathA teja joIne vicAra karyo, 'cokkasa A uttama puruSa mArA Adezane saphaLa karaze. mAro karela prayAsa phaLIbhUta thavAno saMbhava lAge che.' Ama vicArI rAjA dhanyakumArane kahevA lAgyo, 'mArI icchA pAra pADI tamArI buddhinuM phaLa tame meLavo, temaja lokonI jijJAsA tRpta karo.' 48 pachI rAjA tathA prajAjana sahita dhanyakumAra jenA kinArA upara ghaNA sAganAM vRkSo rahelAM che, evA sarovaranA tIre jaI pahoMcyo. tyAM buddhizALI dhanyakumAre kinAre rahela sAganA vRkSa sAthe doraDAno eka cheDo bAMdhyo ane bIjA cheDAne hAthamAM rAkhIne AkhA sarovaranI pALa pharate karyo. pachI jhADa sAthe bAMdhelo cheDo choDI teno gALIo karI, temAM bIjo cheDo parovyo pachI gALIo chUTo mUkI temAM parovelo cheDo kheMcavA mAMDyo, eTale gALIo pANImAM paDyo. pachI jema bIjo cheDo kheMcato gayo tema tema gALIo thAMbhalA najIka kheMcAto gayo, ema karatAM karatAM gALIAnI gAMTha thAMbhalA najIka pahoMcI gaI ane thAMbhalA sAthe baMdhAI. A pramANe sarovaranI madhyamAM rahelA thAMbhalAne kinAre ubhA rahIne teNe gAMTha bAMdhIne rAjAnA hukamano amala karI dIdho. A pramANe tenI kaLA joIne rAjA tathA anya nagarajano tenA guNarUpI doraDAthI baMdhAI jaI tenI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA ane kahevA lAgyA, 'aho kevI AnI buddhi ! kevo prabhAva ! na joyela, na sAMbhaLela, na banela kAma dhanyakumAre Aje karyuM che.' pachI mANaso jema prabhAtamAM sUryane ardhya Ape che, tema tenA guNathI prasanna thayelA rAjAe dhanyakumArane maMtrIpada ApyuM.

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abhuta nispRhatA 49 ajavALIyuM AvatAM caMdramA jema pRthvIne potAnA tejathI jhaLahaLAvI mUke che, tevI rIte dhanyakumAra rAjAnI kRpA prApta thatAM samasta rAjyane potAnI nItithI dIpAvavA lAgyo. e rIte dhanyakumAra haMmezAM vadhAre ne vadhAre kIrti tathA dhana meLavato gayo ane maMtrI tarIkenI potAnI pharajo paNa bajAvato gayo. eka divasa potAnA mahelanI aTArImAM ubho ubho te dhanyakumAra bajAranI zobhA nihALato hato, tevAmAM amAsanA caMdranI mAphaka durdevathI haNAyelA, dhanahIna, dInadazAe pahoMcelA tathA bhUkha tarasathI herAna thayelA kuTuMba sAthe potAnA pitAne tyAM bhamatA teNe joyA. temane joI Azcarya pAmI teNe vicAryuM, kharekhara ! karmanI gati vicitra che. kAraNa ke karoDo suvarNa yukta ghara choDI haju to thoDA samaya agAu ja huM ahIM Avyo chuM, te sarva dravya ATalA divasamAM kaI rIte nAza pAmyuM ke jethI AvI dazAe pahoMcelA mArA kuTuMbane huM pratyakSa jouM chuM? karmathI koI chUTI zakatuM nathI.' kahyuM che ke, "na dhArela na vicArela vAto karma kare che ane sArI rIte goThavI rAkhela bAjIne chinnabhinna karI nAkhe che. A sarva karmanA khela che. manuSyono vicAra temAM kAMI ja kAma lAgato nathI. kema ke vidhi (karma) evuM kare che, ke je manuSyanA ciMtanamAM AvI zakatuM nathI." Ama vicArI potAnA kuTuMbane Adara pUrvaka potAnA mahelamAM lAvI pitA tathA bhAIone namaskAra karI snAnanI, vastranI tathA khAvAnI sarva vyavasthA dhanyakumAre karI ApI. yogya samaya maLatAM teNe potAnA pitA dhanasArane pUchayuM, "pitAjI ! dhana, kIrti tathA Arogya yukta ApanI AvI dazA kevI rIte thaI ? te mane kaho." dhanasAre kahyuM, "vatsa ! jaina zAstrono jANakAra hovA chatAM vaibhava tathA dhananA nAza saMbaMdhI mane prazna kema pUche che ? lakSmI

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50 dhanyakumAra caritra vagere vaibhava kAMI mArA meLavyA maLyA na hatA, tethI mAre AdhIna nahotA, te to zubha karmanA udayathI maLyA hatA, eTale tene AdhIna hatA. karmano udaya be prakArano hoya che. puNyodaya tathA pApodaya. jyAre puNya udayamAM Ave che, tyAre icchAe temaja anicchAe paNa dhanasaMpattithI ghara bharAI jAya che, temaja jyAre pApa udayamAM Ave che tyAre sArI rIte sAcavela ne sacavAyela chatAM paNa dhana ane saMpatti nAza pAme che. Ama hovAthI pahelAM puNyanA udayane lIdhe badhuM anukULa thatuM hatuM, pachI pApa udayamAM AvatAM sarva nAza pAmyuM che. vadhAre zuM kahuM ? strI putrAdi parivAramAM eka paNa jo bhAgyazALI hoya to tenA puNye AkhuM kuTuMba sukha anubhave che ane te cAlI jatAM pAchu te ja kuTuMba duHkhI thaI jAya che. A pramANe zAstramAM kahela vAta meM to pratyakSa anubhavI che.' dhanasAra zeTha potAnA putra dhanyakumArane kahe che, 'vatsa dhanya! kaLAvAna tathA bhAgyazALI tuM gharamAMthI gayo ke pachI thoDA samayamAM ja koI eka cADiyA mANasanA uzkeravAthI rAjAe pratikULa banI jaI amane kedamAM pUrI bhAre daMDa karI badhuM dhana laI lIdhuM. kAMIka dhana coro corI gayA. kAMIka AgamAM saLagI gayuM, kAMIka paisA AvaData vagaranA vyApAramAM avaLA karyA, jamInamAM dATela khajAnAo duSTa devatAo harI javAthI mATIrUpa banI gayA. chevaTe evI sthiti AvI pahoMcI ke AvatI kAle zuM khAvuM tenA sAMsA paDavA lAgyA. gharamAM eka paNa divasanuM anAja rahyuM nahIM. Ama banatAM kRSNapakSanA caMdranI mAphaka kaLA rahita evA ame sarve he bhAI ! bhAre kaSTa sahana karI tane zodhavA nIkaLyA. pUrva janmanAM koI mahAbhAgyanA udaye Aja tArAM darzana thayAM. tArAM darzanathI tathA tAro abhyudaya jovAthI mArUM sarva duHkha

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5 1 abhuta niHspRhatA nAza pAmyuM che ane mAruM hRdaya AnaMdathI ubharAI jAya che." pitAnuM A pramANenuM kathana sAMbhaLI dhanyakumAra vinayapUrvaka bolyo, "he tAta ! mArA bhAgyano udaya thayo ke jethI Aje ApanAM caraNakamaLanAM darzana thayAM. rAjyamAna vagerenuM sAcuM phaLa mane Aje maLyuM. AjathI duHkhanI vAto bhUlI jaIne ahIM Apa sukha tathA AnaMdathI raho. huM to Apano Adeza uThAvanAra sevaka banavAne yogya chuM. Ape have bilakula ciMtA karavI nahi.' mAtA moTAbhAIo tathA bhojAIone saMtoSI, dhanyakumAre vastra, paisA tathA alaMkAra vagere teone bahumAnapUrvaka ApyuM. sajjanono A svabhAva yogya ja che. jevI rIte zukla pakSano caMdramA zobhAne pAmyo, kumudane paNa zobhAve che, tevI rIte sarvane aMtarathI cAhato dhanyakumAra AkhA kuTuMbane vividha sukhothI poSavA lAgyo, paraMtu aMdhakAranI mAphaka ghUvaDa prakRtivALA moTA bhAIothI sUrya samAna prakAzavALA dhanyakumAranI kIrti sahana thaI zakI nahi. kharI vAta che ke, "ghUvaDa prakRtivALA mANaso divasathI bItA aMdhakAranI jema pArakAnuM teja sahana karI zakatA nathI." ekavAra dhanyakumAra rAjyasabhAmAM jaI rAjyanuM sarva kAmakAja patAvIne rAjAnI rajA maLatAM sukhAsanamAM besI ghera Avato hato. tenI AsapAsa jAtajAtanA ghoDA, hAthI, pAyadaLa vagere cAlatA hatA. judA judA dezanA bhATacAraNo aneka prakAranAM gItothI tenI stuti karatA hatA, temaja AgaLa Dhola, zaraNAI vagere vAjIMtro vAgI rahyA hatA. bajAramAM dhanyakumAranI stuti karatAM loko kahetA hatA ke, "jUo ! manuSyabhavamAM paNa dhanyakumAranuM kevuM devatA jevuM ja che ! udAratA, dherya, gAMbhIrya, zUravIratA, rUpa vagere guNomAM Ane pahoMcI zake tevuM duniyAmAM koI dekhAtuM nathI. pArakAnuM bhaluM karavAnI vRtti, garIba apaMgano

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5 2 dhanyakumAra caritra uddhAra karavAnI icchA, potAnA kuTuMbane poSavAnI buddhi, koI iSTa aniSTa game tevuM bole te sahana karavAnI vRtti vagere guNothI yukta hovAthI cAra bhAIomAM sarvathI nAno chatAM te moTo hoya tema lAge che.' te avasare mANasonAM ToLAmAMthI eka jaNa bahAra AvIne bolI uThyo ke, "bhAI ! guNavAna mANasonI uMmara jANavAnI zI jarUra hoya ? kiMpAkanA phaLa jevA moTA bhAIo puNyanA bhaMDAra dhanyakumAranA pratApe ja icchita sukha bhogave che. jyAre prathama ahIM teo AvyA tyAre bhikhArIthI paNa vadhAre kaMgALa hAlatamAM zuM ApaNe teone joyA nahotA ? have to abhimAnathI chalakAI jaIne tathA moDhA upara tiraskAra tathA kaTAkSanI chAyA lAvIne sAmo namaskAra karavA jeTalo viveka paNa teomAM rahyo nathI. kharekhara aviveka e moTuM dUSaNa che." Ama jenA tenA dvArA thatI dhanyakumAranI prazaMsAne dhanadatta, dhanadeva, dhanacaMdra-e traNe moTA bhAIo sAMbhaLIne jvALAnI peTe baLatAM (sUkAtAM) lobhane vaza thaI pitA pAse AvIne kahevA lAgyA, pitAjI ! ame sarva judA thavA mAMgIe chIe. AjathI ame dhanyakumAranI sAthe rahevA icchatA nathI, mATe amane amAro bhAga vaheMcI Apo.' dhanasAra temanAM vacanone sAMbhaLIne jarA hasIne kahevA lAgyA, putro ! tame dhana levA nIkaLyA cho ? paraMtu vicAra karyo ke, dhanyakumArane ApaNe ApyuM che zuM ke je levAne tame ATalA Atura banI gayA cho? vaLI ApaNe pratiSThAnamAMthI atizaya garIba thaI javAthI eka potaDIbhara nIkaLI atre AvyA ane sajjanatA, viveka, gaurava, svajananeha vagere guNothI tamArA doSo bhUlI jaIne dhanyakumAre icchAnusAra dhana tathA kapaDAMothI tamAro satkAra karyo te badhA divaso bhUlI gayA ?'

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adbhuta niHspRhatA 53 pitAnA mukhethI AvA zabdo sAMbhaLIne duSTa svabhAvanA te vaDila bhAIo ghUvaDanI mAphaka baLatA kaThora vacanathI kahevA lAgyA, 'pitAjI ! tame to dRSTirAgathI aMdha banI gayA cho, tethI teno kAMI paNa doSa joI zakatA nathI ane tene guNano bhaMDAra ja samajo cho. te je kAMI kare che te badhuM tamArA manathI sArUM ja jaNAya che, paraMtu dhanyakumAranI mAyA to ame ja jANIe chIe. snehathI zUnya dhanyakumAra gherathI chUpI rIte bahu ratno laI gayo hato. ahIM AvIne te dhanathI rAjyAdhikArIone lAMca ApIne moTI padavIne te meLavI beTho che. lakSmIthI zuM nathI banI zakatuM ? lakSmI hovAthI ja kSArapaNAthI pIvAne ayogya pANIvALA samudrane paNa loko ratnAkara tarIke saMbodhe che. mATe pitAjI ! ame bIjuM kAMI na samajIe. amane amArI milakatano bhAga ApI dyo.' sattvazIla dhanyakumAra A pramANe pitA-putronI vacce kalahanuM mULa kAraNa potAne samajI lakSmIthI bharela te gharane tyajIne tyAMthI nIkaLI paDyo. prayANa samaye sArA zukano, pakSIonA svaro, sArA zabdo tathA zubha ceSTA vagerethI utsAhI banI tene vadhAvI laIne te magadhadeza tarapha cAlI nIkaLyo. judAM judAM gAma, nagara, vana, vADI vagerene Dagale ne pagale joto ane siMhanI mAphaka nirbhIkapaNe ekalo jato te AgaLa ne AgaLa cAlyo. AgaLa jatAM gaMgAtIre azoka vRkSanI nIce zAMta tathA indriyonA saMyamavALA sarva guNonA bhaMDAra, dharmanI khANa jevA tathA adbhuta rUpavALA be munione teNe joyA. caMdrodaya vakhate cakorane, meghane jotAM jema morane ane svAmInAM darzana thatAM jema satI strIne AnaMda thAya che, tema harSathI bharapUra hRdayavALo dhanyakumAra ciMtavavA lAgyo, 'aho ! mArAM bhAgya haju tape che ke jethI AvA ghora vananI aMdara ke jyAM manuSyo Ave paNa nahIM,

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54 dhanyakumAra caritra tyAM aNaciMtavyA ciMtAmaNi ratnathI paNa adhika evA puNyavAna munirAjanAM mane darzana thayAM. Ajano divasa saphaLa thayo. Aje koI zubha zukana thayA haze ke jethI unALAnI garamImAM tRSAtura thayelA pravAsIne jema mAnasa sarovara maLe tema mane munino meLApa thayo. mArAM dhanya bhAgya ke jethI A bhava tathA parabhavanI dravya tathA bhAvarUpa tRSA chIpAvanAra munIzvarano suyoga mane prApta thayo." Ama vicAratAM romAMcita thayelo dhanyakumAra pAMca abhigama jALavavA pUrvaka traNa pradakSiNA daI, paMcAMga praNAma karIne te baMne munivarone udezIne stuti karavA lAgyo. "he munIzvara ! ApanAM darzana thavAthI mane yugapradhAna gautamasvAmInAM darzana thayAM, ema huM mAnuM chuM. vaLI he bhagavan ! Ape krodhane jItyo che, mAnane haThAvI dIdhuM che. zI ApanI saraLatA ? ane zI niHspRhatA ? ApanAM puNya darzanathI Aja mAro janma kRtArtha thayo, ema huM mAnuM chuM." A rIte stuti karI saMyama tathA zarIranI kuzaLatA pUchI dhanyakumAra te baMne munivaronI sAme avagraha jALavIne beTho. muni paNa dhanyakumArane dharma sAMbhaLavAnI icchAvALo joI jaina AgamanuM kaMIka rahasya samajAvavA mATe dhanyakumArane A pramANe upadeza ApavA lAgyA. he bhavya ! A agAdha saMsArasamudramAM jIvo mithyAtva, avirati, kaSAya tathA yoga A cAra kAraNothI karmo bAMdhI tenA udayathI judI judI jAti, kuLa, sthAna tathA yoniomAM utpanna thayA ja kare che. teo sadA janma, jarA, vyAdhi tathA maraNanAM duHkho bhogavyA ja kare che, tyAM moharAjAnuM kurAjya calAvanAra mithyAdarzana nAmano teno maMtrI badhA jIvone potAnI AjJAmAM rAkhavAne mATe avirati, yoga, kaSAya tathA mithyAtvarUpI madirA

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abhuta niHspRhatA papa pAI, mIThI vAto karIne unmatta banAve che. jIvo A badhAyathI unmatta banIne deva, guru, dharma, hita, ahita, kRtya, akRtya, potAnuM, pArakuM, Aloka, paraloka vageremAMthI kAMI paNa jANI zakatA nathI. kevaLa AhAra, nidrA, bhaya tathA maithuna saMjJAmAM Asakta banI saMsAra vadhAre che. viSayo ane kaSAyonI AdhInatAthI ajJAnI AtmAo zuM zuM akArya nathI karatA ? AgamamAM viSayane viSa (jhera) karatAM paNa bhayaMkara kahela che.' kahyuM che ke, "viSaya ane vizvamAM ghaNo phera che, kAraNa ke viSa to tenA khAnArane ja mAre che, paraMtu viSayo to smaraNa karanArane paNa mAre che. viSayamAM viSa karatAM phakta eka ja akSara vadhAre che, paraMtu te kevI kharAba asara che !" "jeo rasanendriyamAM Asakta che, teo vadhAremAM vadhAre nava AMgaLInI jIbhalaDIne tRpta karavA mATe nirdayapaNe ekendriyathI paMcendriya sudhInA sarva jIvonI hiMsA kare che, jethI taMlamasyanI mAphaka aMtarmuhUrtamAM marI sAtamI nAraka sudhI jAya che. jyAre rAjagRhInA loko ujANIe gayA hatA, tyAM potAnAM duSkarmanA udayathI kAMI paNa nahIM pAmatA dramakanI jema icchA pUrI thayA sivAya jIvo durgatimAM jaIne bhAre karmanA phaLo anubhavatA saMsAramAM paribhramaNa kare che. cakSu iMdriyamAM Asakta puruSo anukULa athavA pratikULa rUpa raMga maLatAM athavA na maLatAM prabaLa rAgadveSamAM paDI jaIne utkRSTa sthiti ane rasavALAM karmono baMdha karIne anaMta bhavanuM bhramaNa kare che. zrotraMdriyamAM Asakta jIvo zravaNane ja sukha tathA du:kha Ape tevA zabda mAtra sAMbhaLavAthI jema bhATe kahela uttama kuLa tathA jAtinuM varNana sAMbhaLIne saMgrAmamAM subhaTo mAthAM kapAve che, tema herAna thAya che ane durgatirUpI kUvAmAM paDIne klezane pAme che. kaMIka jIvo anukULa

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dhanyakumAra caritra gaMdha prApta karavA mATe duSkarma Acare che ane maLathI malina thayelA munino tiraskAra karavAthI durgadhA rAjapatnInI jema duHkha pAme che tathA sugaMdhImAM Asakta bhamarAnI mAphaka herAna thAya che tathA sparzanendriyamAM Asakta manuSyonI sthiti vize to kahevuM ja zuM? temaja priyamelaka tIrthanI mAphaka jyAM pAMca viSayo ekatra thAya tyAM to jIva aghora pApo karavA tatpara thAya che. parastrImAM Asakta jIvo ati tIvrapaNe aDhAre pApasthAnakanuM AcaraNa kare che ane tethI AlokamAM rAjya, dravya, yaza, bhoga tathA AyuSya hArI jAya che ane parabhavamAM anaMta kALa sudhI naraka tathA nigodamAM brahmadatta cakravatInI mAphaka paribhramaNa kare che.' "kharekhara Azcaryajanaka vAta to e che ke je jIvo viSayone bahu ja AsaktithI seve che, te ja viSayo anya anya zarIramAM bIjA bhavomAM paraMparAe vRddhi pAmIne daza gaNA, so gaNA, hajAra gaNA, lAkha gaNA, karoDa gaNA ke tethI paNa vadhAre gaNA pratikULa sahana thaI na zake tevA, varNavI athavA kalpI paNa na zakAya tevAM duHkho tene de che. A du:khono anubhava kevaLI sivAya bIjA koIne AvI zakato ja nathI. koIthI tenuM varNana thaI zake tema nathI." "viSayone paravaza thayela AtmA bhavonI araghaTTaghaTikAmAM paDe temAM navAI paNa zI ? kAraNa ke, "kare tevuM pAme" evo jagatano niyama che. paraMtu navAI jevuM to e che ke viSayo upabhoga karyA sivAya phakta smaraNa mAtrathI paNa jIvone durgatimAM aneka prakAranI vyathAo ApIne tene ati duHkhI kare che.

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puNyazAlInA pagale dharmabhUSaNa maharSi dhanyakumArane kahe che ke, "bhadra A rIte viSaSo sevyA na hoya chatAM icchAmAtrathI paNa viSayo durgatio vaDe gahana evA A saMsAracakramAM jIvone jamADe che, to pachI icchApUrvaka sevanAranI to kevI gati thAya ? A saMsAracakramAM rajhaLatA jIvonI vicitratA to evI che ke viSayo sevavAmAM apUrNa rahe, pUrNa paNa na levAya tyAre duHkha mAne che ane saMpUrNapaNe sevAya tyAre saMsArAsakta bhavAbhinaMdI jIvo sukha mAne che. paNa jevI rIte macchImAro mAMsano TukaDo ApIne masyone maraNa saMkaTamAM nAkhe che, tevI ja rIte viSayo paNa viSayanA sAdhanarUpI mAMsano TukaDo ApIne temAM Asakta thatA jIvone anaMtIvAra janmamaraNanA saMkaTomAM pADe che. A vAta mohamUDha jIvo jANatA nathI. vaLI eka moTuM Azcarya to e che ke, ajJAnavaza prANIo anaMtIvAra A viSayone pUrvakAlamAM sevelA hoya che, chatAM paNa pharIne maLe tyAre jANe ke tene sevyA ja na hoya tevI rIte vAraMvAra sevatAM temAM AnaMda pAme che, rAce che, mada kare che, paNa jema jema rAce che, Asakti vadhAre che,

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58 dhanyakumAra caritra tema tema te duSkarmonI sthiti vadhatI jAya che ane tevI rIte bhogavanArAo naraka nigodanA thALAomAM vAraMvAra jaIne paDe che. tethI zrI jinezvara bhagavAnanI vANI sAMbhaLIne pAMce IndriyonA zabdAdi viSayo tathA krodhAdi kaSAyone dUra tyajI daI vivekI AtmAoe zrI jinezvaranA caraNanI sevA ane brahmacaryano svIkAra karavo te ja hitAvaha che, kalyANakArI che.' A pramANe bhAgyazAlI dhanyakumAre te maharSinI pAsethI sAMbhaLIne "viSayo avazya tyajavA lAyaka che." evI zraddhA thavAthI mahAanarthanuM mULa evuM parastrIsevana tyajI daI svadArAsaMtoSarUpa caturthavrata teonI pAse teNe grahaNa karyuM. tyAra pachI dhanyakumAra AtmAne kRtArtha mAnato harSapUrvaka te upakArI munivarone vAraMvAra praNAma karato ane brahmacarya vratanI bhAvanA bhAvato AgaLa cAlyo ane rastA ullaMghavA mAMDyo. prasanna cittathI nirbhayapaNe AgaLa cAlato cAlato uttama ane ujajvaLa bhAgyanidhAnarUpa te kumAra anukrame kAzI nagaranI samIpe Avyo. tyAM nagaranI najIkamAM rahelI gaMgA nadInA kinArA upara uttama sthAnake potAnAM vastrAdi mUkIne unALAnA sakhata sUryanA tApathI Akhe zarIre khedita thayelo te kheda utAravA mATe revAmAM gaja utare tema taraMgothI vyApta evI gaMgA nadImAM sukharUpa snAna karavA utaryo. gaMgA nadImAM snAna karavAthI tenA zramano nAza thayo ane kAMThA upara besIne je prApta thayuM, teno AhAra karI mAkhaNanA jevI sukomaLa gaMgA nadInA kinArA uparanI retImAM saMthAro karIne sAMjanA samaye na mApI zakAya tevA mahimAnA bhaMDAra zrI paMcaparameSThI namaskArarUpa mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karato te zAMtacitte tyAM beTho.

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puNyazAlInA pagale pa9 nirbhaya cittathI te tyAM beTho che te samaye krIDA karavA mATe bahAra nIkaLelI gaMgA nadInI adhiSThAtrI gaMgA nAme devI tyAM AvI. caMdranAM zItaLa kiraNothI je samaye AkhI pRthvI ujavaLa thaI gaI hatI. te samaye sakaLa guNanA eka nidhAna rUpa dhanyakumAranuM anupama rUpa, kAMti, saubhAgya ane adbhuta zarIrAkRti joIne ati tIvra strIvedano udaya thavAthI te gaMgAdevI atizaya kAmAtura ane dhanyakumAra upara rAgavALI thaI. kAmanI ati tIvratAthI gaMgAdevI cittamAM atizaya AkuLa vyAkuLa thaI gaI, kAraNa ke puruSaveda karatAM strIvedano udaya vadhAre tIvra hoya che. na nivArI zakAya evo kAmadevanAM astrono jyAre mAro Ave che, tyAre temAM koNa sthira rahI zake ? jinezvara bhagavaMtanAM AgamazravaNathI jenAM kAna tathA hRdaya vAsita thayAM hoya te sivAya bIjo to koI paNa AvA samaye sthira rahI zakato nathI. te gaMgAdevI atizaya kAmavaza thaI javAthI lajjAdine mUkI daIne mahAmoha vaDe potAnuM divyarUpa pragaTa karI dhanyakumArane potAne vaza karavA ane tene kAmAdhIna karavA ghaNA prakAranA hAvabhAva karavA lAgI. apratihApaNe nayano ane kaTAkSonA bANonI dhanyakumAra upara te vRSTi karavA lAgI. e vakhate dhanyakumAre gheryanuM avalaMbana karIne na parAjaya thaI zake tevuM ajeya brahmacaryarUpa kavaca hRdayamAM dhAraNa karyuM. te devI to vAraMvAra kAmadevanA akSaNa kozarUpa hastanA mULa bhAgo, kukSI trivalI yukta peTa, nAbhipradezanA madhya bhAga, cakSu tathA keza vagerene bhamAvatI vAraMvAra kAmotpAdaka sthAno dhanyakumArane dekhADavA lAgI. yuvAna puruSanAM manodravyane pIgaLAvavAmAM kSArarUpa teNe karelA hAvabhAva, kaTAkSa vikSepAdi

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60 dhanyakumAra caritra bANo, zuddha ane khANamAM utpanna thayelA vajraratnanI upara karavAmAM AvelA loDhAnA ghaNanA prahAranI jema niSphaLa gayA ane dhanyakumAra jarA paNa calAyamAna thayo nahi. A pramANe jyAre prabaLa hAvabhAvo vaDe paNa dhanyakumArane jarA paNa calAyamAna thayelo teNe joyo nahi, tyAre te gaMgAdevI zrRMgAra rasathI bharelI mahA unmAdane uddIpana kare tevI, sAdhu munirAjone paNa kSobha karAve tevI ane kAmI puruSonA manane vaza karavAmAM advitIya vidyArUpa vANI vaDe bolI, 'he saubhAgyanA bhaMDAra ! grISmaRtunA madhyAhna samaye je sarovaramAM bahu thoDuM jaLa bAkI rahyuM hoya temAM rahelI mAchalI jema tApa vaDe atyaMta tApita thAya tema kAmarUpI agninI jvALAo vaDe tApita thayelI huM tamAre zaraNe AvI chuM. tethI he dayAnidhi ! zIghra mane tamArA zarIranA saMgamarUpI amRtakuMDamAM kRpA karI snAna karAvo.' mArUM icchita pUrNa karavAne tame ja samartha cho ema mAnIne tathA tamArA guNo upara mArUM citta AkarSAvAthI moha pAmIne huM tamane prArthanA karUM chuM, mArI AzA tamAre avazya pUrNa karavI ja paDaze. kema ke prArthanAno bhaMga karavo te to moTuM dUSaNa gaNAya che, te Apa jANo cho. zAstromAM paNa kahyuM che ke, sauthI halakuM tRNa che, tenAthI rU vadhAre halakuM che, rU karatAM paNa prArthanAne karanAro halako che ane tenA karatAM paNa prArthanAno bhaMga je kare che te vadhAre halako che. eTalA mATe tamane sukha upaje tevI rIte mArI sAthe kAmabhoga bhogavIne - ratikrIDA karIne mArA zarIramAM utpanna thayelo dAha zamAvI zAMta karo. uparokta gaMgAdevInAM vacano sAMbhaLIne paranArIthI parArmukha dhanyakumAra sAhasa tathA dhairyanuM avalaMbana karIne gaMgAdevIne A pramANe kahevA lAgyo, 'he mAtA ! have pachI

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puNyazAlInA pagale 6 1 tamAre AvA prakAranuM dharmavirUddha vAkya uccAravuM nahi. tamArA hRdaya ane stanarUpI rAkSasoe karelA vikSobhathI mArUM mana jarApaNa bhaya pAmatuM nathI. kAraNa ke mArUM mana kuvikalporUpI zatrusamUhano nAza karanAra zrI jinezvaranA AgamomAM kahela brahmacaryarUpI mahAmaMtrathI pavitra thayeluM che. brahmacaryanI nava vADorUpa bakhtara vaDe huM sajjita thayelo chuM, tethI du:nivArya evA paNa tamArA kAmarUpI astro vaDe mAro vratarUpI killo bhedI zakAya tema nathI. vaLI kALakUTa viSanI jevA utkaTa ane mahAanartha karanArA tamArA animeSa netro vaDe mUkAyelA kaTAkSo paNa zrI jinavacanorUpI vAkyAmRtathI siMcAyelA mArAM hRdayane jarA mAtra paNa pIDA kare tema nathI.' 'tamArA kAmotpAdaka vAkyorUpI haraNo jemAM brahmacaryarUpa siMha jAgratapaNe beThelo che, tevI mArI manarUpI guphAmAM praveza karavA bilakula samartha thanAra nathI. vaLI tamArA vicitra prakAranI vikRtithI yukta kAmotpAdaka vAkyo mArI manoratharUpI bhIMtane bilakula bhedI zakanAra nathI, zirISa puSpano samUha zuM pattharanI bhIMtane bhedI zake che ? bahu uttama tathA rasayukta evI tamArI vizvamorUpI meghanI dhArA paNa mArA cittarUpI ukharabhUmimAM jarA paNa rAgarUpI aMkurA utpanna karI zakanAra nathI. dAvAnaLanI jevA duHsaha kAmavikArayukta ane anyanAM cittamAM vikAra tathA kAma utpanna kare tevA tamArA hAvabhAvo paNa AgamarUpI samudramAM snAta thayelA mane tapAvavAne bilakula samartha thanAra nathI. vaLI narakanAM atizaya tIvra duHkhomAM pADanAra paranArInI prItithI parAGamukha thayelA mane saudharmAdi devalokomAM rahenArI raMbhA ke tilottamA vagerenA zRMgArayukta sarva prayAso paNa caLAvavA samartha thAya tema nathI. to pachI tamArA jevAnI zI gaNatarI ? narakamAM rahelI jvALAonI

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62 dhanyakumAra caritra zreNIonI saMgatithI je duHkha utpanna thAya che, tenAthI bhaya pAmelo sacetana kyo puruSa evo hoya ke je parastrInA saMgathI utpanna thayela khALakUvAmAM rahevArUpa A bhavamAM ja utpanna thayela duHkha sarvasvane anubhavanAra lalitAMgakumAranI mAphaka kAmasaMjJAno udaya thatAM parastrI bhogavavAnI icchA mAtra paNa kare ? je manuSyo A bhavamAM viSaya sevananA samaye kSaNa mAtra paNa parastrInA saMyogathI utpanna thayeluM sukha bhogavI AnaMda mAne che, te manuSyo pachInA bhavamAM parastrIsaMgathI baMdhAyelA karmano udaya thatAM narakakSetramAM nArakIpaNe utpanna thaIne asaMkhya kALa sudhI paramAdhAmI devoe karelI vedanA ane sudhA, tRSA vagere daza prakAranI svAbhAvika vedanA ati AkarA svarUpamAM bhogave che." (nArakInA jIvo zIta, uSNa, kSudhA, tRSA, kharaja, paravazapaNuM, jarA, dAha, bhaya ane zoka-A daza prakAranI vedanA bhogave che.) kAma bhogI kSaNamAtra sukha ApanAra ane bahu kALa paryaMta duHkha ApanAra che. alpa sukha ApanAra ane pracura duHkha ApanAra che. vaLI saMsAra ane mokSanuM aMtara vadhAranAra che. zatrurUpe kArya karanArA che ane anarthonI to khANarUpa che. zrI jinezvaranA Agamone vize kahelAM tattvone jANanArA puruSo baLavAna evA kAmadevane paNa kevI rIte vaza thAya ? ati dhamadhamAyamAna jvALAonA agnimAM praveza karI maraNa pAmavuM sArUM che, paraMtu narakarUpI taraMgAyamAna samudramAM dorI janAra parastrInA zarIrarUpI nadImAM snAna karIne zAMta thavuM te ati duHkhadAyI che." puruSa ane strI baMnene parastrI ane parapuruSamAM Asakta cittavALA thavAthI bhavobhavamAM napuMsakapaNuM, tiryacapaNuM ane durbhAgyano udaya thAya che, baLatA evA loDhAnA staMbhanuM

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puNyazAlInA pagale AliMgana karavuM te uttama che, paNa narakanA dvArarUpa parastrInuM sevana karavuM te sAruM nathI." | 'taduparAMta strIono saMga saMdhyA samayanA AkAzanA raMganI jema kSaNavinAzI che, vaLI manuSyanuM AyuSya vAyunI mAphaka asthira che, kadAca vAyune sthira karI zakAya che, paNa tUTela AyuSya sthira thaI zakatuM nathI. vaLI bhoganI vRddhi, temAM vizeSa Asakti navA utpanna thayelA roganI mAphaka uga karanAra ja thAya che. A prakAre sAmAnyathI paNa kAmabhogo-viSayavilAso atizaya duHkhanA hetubhUta thAya che. to pachI vadhArelA viSanI jevA bhavabhramaNanA ja ekAMta hetubhUta evA parastrInA saMyogathI utpanna thayelA viSayavikAro to atizaya duHkhanA kAraNa thAya temAM kahevuM ja zuM ?' he devI ! tame paNa manane sthira karIne vicAro, ke tamane je A divya zakti tathA atizaya sukhasAmagrI vagere maLyAM che, te kAmabhoganA tyAganA phaLarUpa che ke kAmabhoganA sukhanA AsevananuM phaLa che ? kAmabhogane viSe Asakti jeo rAkhe che, teo to naraka ane tiryaMca gatimAM ja utpanna thAya che, vaLI tamArUM vaikriya zarIranA paramANuothI baneluM zarIra ati zuddha ane svaccha che ane mAruM zarIra to audArika paramANuonA samUhanuM banela hovAthI haMmezAM aneka prakAranA maLa, mUtra, rUdhira, hADakAM vagerethI bhareluM che ane durgadhamaya temaja niMdavA lAyaka che. AvA be zarIrano saMyoga karavo te zuM yogya che ? teTalA mATe he mAtA gaMgAdevI ! sadAcAra rUpa aMkuro ugADavAne meghamALA samAna vItarAga prabhu jinendra bhagavAnanuM tame smaraNa karo, jethI tamAruM parama kalyANa thAya. kahyuM paNa che ke, "dharmakArya to haMmezAM udyamavaMtA thaIne tvarAthI karavuM ane adharma kAryamAM

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64 dhanyakumAra caritra uttama puruSoe haMmezAM hastInI mAphaka AMkho mIMcI ja rAkhavI, ughADavI nahi, Alasu thavuM." Avo amRtatulya sukhalakSmInA saMdezArUpa dhanyakumArano upadeza sAMbhaLI gaMgAdevInA cittamAMthI duSTa vikAra dUra thayo ane te bolI, mArA cittamAM utpanna thayelA rAgarUpI dAvAnaLane zamAvavAmAM varasAda samAna he dhIra ! tuM lAMbo vakhata AnaMda anubhava, mArA moharUpI aMdhakArano saMhAra karanAra he pratApI sUrya ! tuM lAMbo vakhata jayavaMto varta. sarva utkarSo tane prApta thAo. niSkAmI puruSomAM paNa ziromaNi A traNa jagatamAM tuM ja kharekhara dhanya che. mArA jevI devAMganAe dekhADelA hAvabhAvothI tuM jarApaNa kSobhAyamAna thayo nathI. he vIrendra ! ati utkaTa ane vikaTa evA kAmadevanA yuddhamAM aneka prakAranA viSayalAlasArUpI zastrono tArA upara prapAta thayo che, chatAM jarApaNa kSobhAyA vagara tuM kAmadevanA lazkara upara vijaya meLavanAra thayo che. tethI tuM ja kharekharo mahAyoddho che." sadAcArI puruSonA paNa mastaka para zobhe tevA he puruSaratna ! bahuratnA vasuMdharA' evuM je vAkya bolAya che, te tArA jevA puruSo vaDe ja satya kare che. dhArmika puruSomAM ziromaNi ! huM paNa tArA darzanathI Aje pavitra thaI chuM. A loka ane paraloka ubhayamAM na mApI zakAya tevuM sukha ApanAra dharmaratna te mane ApyuM che, have tenA badalAmAM keTalAM ratno huM tane ApuM ? ke jethI tArA A RNamAMthI huM mukta thaI zakuM? koIpaNa rIte anRNI thAuM tema mane to lAgatuM nathI, to paNa A eka ciMtAmaNi ratna tuM grahaNa kara ane te grahaNa karIne mArA upara eTalI kRpA batAva. jo ke tArA karelA upakArano to eka karoDamA bhAge paNa badalo A ratnathI vaLI zake tema nathI, paraMtu atithinuM Atithya to potAnA ghara pramANe ja thAya che, tethI kRpA karIne tuM A grahaNa kara !"

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6 puNyazAlInA pagale A pramANe tenA ati AgrahathI dhanyakumAre ciMtAmaNi ratna tenI pAsethI lIdhuM ane kapaDAne cheDe gAMTha bAMdhIne rAkhyuM. tyAra pachI dharmane raMga lAgavAthI bahu bahu prakAre dhanyakumAranI stuti karIne gaMgAdevI svasthAnake gaI. lIdhela vratamAM deDha cittavALo dhanyakumAra paNa dhIme dhIme rAjagRha tarapha cAlyo. bhAgyazALI ane dAnAdikathI jeno yaza vistAra pAmyo che, tevo dhanyakumAra dezAMtaramAM bhamatAM bhamatAM gaMgAdevIe ApelA ciMtAmaNi ratna dvArA sakaLa bhogasAmagrI sukhapUrvaka anubhavato te anukrame magadha dezamAM Avyo. udAratAyukta guNavALA dhanyakumAre magadha dezamAM praveza karyo. ne magadhadezamAM pharatAM pharatAM dhanyakumAra na jItI zakAya tevI caturAIvALA suragurU-bRhaspatinI jema uccapadanI prAptinI icchAthI rAjagRhI nagarImAM Avyo. - rAjagRhI nagarImAM rUpa vaDe manohara ane makAnonI bhItomAM rahelA maNiratnonI kAMtithI devavimAnonI paNa hAMsI kare tevA dhanikonA bhavya mahelo zobhe che. te nagarImAM sUryakAnta ratnothI banAvelo ane caMdrakAnta maNinA kAMgarAvALo killo sUrya ane caMdranA udaya vakhate te killAnI pharatI khAinA pANInuM zoSaNa ane poSaNa kare che. te nagarImAM ratnamaya gRhAMgaNomAM ane uttama ratnovALA toraNomAM pratibiMba pAmelA morone, krIDA mATenA mora jevA jANIne grahaNa karavAnI IcchAthI hAtha laMbAvatA manuSyo nakha bhAMgavAthI vilakhA thaI jatA hatA ane potAnA mugdhapaNAne mATe zoca karatA. A nagarI evI uttama che ke jene traNa jagatanA nAtha zrI vardhamAnasvAmI paNa potAnA caraNakamaLa vaDe pavitra karatA hatA. je nagarImAM gRhonI upara bAMdhelI dhajAonA cheDe bAMdhelI maNikiMkiNInA nAdo vaDe te gRho

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dhanyakumAra caritra paNa videzIone pUchatA hatA ke "zuM samasta pRthivItelamAM amArA jevI suMdara nagarI tame koI jagyAe joI che ?' sarva uttama nagarInA guNothI A rAjagRhI yukta hovAthI A sarva ubhekSAo tene lAgu paDI zakatI hatI. e rAjagRhI nagarImAM harivaMzanA alaMkArarUpa zrI munisuvratasvAmInA cAra kalyANaka thayelAM che, tethI A nagarIne je upamA ApIe te sarva yukta ja che, tene sarva upamAo ghaTI zake tema che. A rAjagRhI nagarImAM aDhAre varNanuM rakSaNa karanAra, nyAyavaMta puruSomAM agresara, muktisopAnanI nisaraNI jevo zreNika nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. tenI kIrti ane pratApa vaDe zveta ane pIta caMdana tathA kuMkuma vaDe jema strIo zobhe tema dizAo zobhatI hatI. te rAjAnA tIvra khaDjha vaDe samarAMgaNamAM chedAyelA hastisamUhanA dAMtonI zreNIthI te rAjAnA yazarUpI vRkSanA aMkurA zobhatA hatA. te rAjAe abhayakumAra nAmanA potAnA putrane maMtrIpade sthApita karyo hato ane maMtrIpadarUpI lakSmIthI te abhayakumAra suvarNa ne sugaMdhanA ekatra maLavAnI jevo zobhato hato. te mahArAjAne siddhanA guNonA ekAMza pragaTavA tulya ane akSaya sukha ApavAne samartha kSAyika samyakta prApta thayeluM hovAthI te jinavacanamAM sarvathA zaMkAdi dUSaNa rahita hato. te rAjA haMmezAM suvarNanA ekaso ATha java karAvI bhaktinA samUhathI ubharAI jatA hRdaye zrI vIra bhagavAnanI pAse jaI te sonAnA ekaso ATha javathI svastika karato hato ane tyAra pachI bhaktinA prakarSathI zrI carama tIrthakarane namaskAra karI temanI stuti karato hato ane jinezvaranAM vacanAmRtanuM pAna karI pAvana thato. jyAre jyAre zrI vIra bhagavAna anyatra vihAra karIne

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puNyazAlInA pagale rAjagRhI nagarIthI dUra jatA tyAre tyAre je gAmamAM prabhunI sthiti hoya te gAmanI dizA tarapha sAta ATha pagalAM jaIne traNa khamAsamaNa pUrvaka prabhune vAMcIne te suvarNamaya javothI svastika karato, te prabhune udezIne temanI stavanA karato ane tyAra pachI ghera AvIne te bhojana karato hato. A pramANe te zreNika mahArAjAe jinabhaktinA prabhAvathI jina nAmakarma upArjana karyuM hatuM ane tethI AvatI covIzImAM padmanAbha nAmanA prathama tIrthakara teo thavAnA che. te rAjagRhI nagarImAM magadhAdhipano bahu kRpApAtra ane vAcakajanone kalpadruma jevo kusumapALa nAme eka zreSThI raheto hato. A zreSThInuM eka ati jIrNa, jemAM vRkSo badhA sUkAI gayelAM che, tevuM patra, puSpa, phaLa, bIja vagerethI rahita zuSka udyAna hatuM. dhanyakumAre magadha dezamAM praveza karyo ane kramazaH AgaLa vadhatAM tene rAjagRhI tarapha AvatAM sAMja paDI javAthI mArganA zramathI thAkI gayelo te jIrNa udyAnamAM eka rAtriyAso rahyo. te ja rAtrImAM bhAgyanA eka nidhirUpa dhanyakumAranA tyAM AvavAnA ane rahevAnA prabhAvathI te jIrNodyAnamAM rahelA, sUkAI gayelA ane kASTharUpa dekhAtAM sarva vRkSo vasaMtaRtunA Agamana vaDe jema vano vikasvara thaI jAya, tema puSpa, phaLa, patra vagerethI praphulla thaI gayAM ane sUkAI gayeluM tema ja patra, puSpAdikathI rahita thaI gayeluM tadana jIrNaprAya te udyAna naMdanavana tulya zreSTha thaI gayuM. prabhAta thatAM vanapAlaka te zuSka udyAnamAM Avyo, tyAM A pramANe praphulla ane vikasvara thayelA te udyAnane joIne manamAM ati camatkAra pAmyo, harSita thayo ane Ama tema jovA lAgyo. jotAM jotAM e zuddha sthaLe beThelA ane prAtaHkALanI dharmakriyAo karatA tathA namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM dhyAna dharatA ane caityavaMdanAdi karatA dhanyakumArane teNe joyA.

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68 dhanyakumAra caritra dhanyakumArane jotAM ja te atizaya vismita thayo ane vicAravA lAgyo ke, "kharekhara A puruSa koI bhAgyanA bhaMDAra rUpa che, idra karatAM paNa savizeSa rUpaguNayukta che ane saubhAgyavaMta che. gaI kAla rAtrie rAtrivAso ahIM rahelA A bhAgyazALI puruSanA prabhAva vaDe ja A zuSka vana naMdanavana tulya thaI gayuM dekhAya che." A pramANe manamAM vicArI harSapUrvaka potAnA svAmI kusumapALa zreSThInA ghera jaIne teNe vadhAmaNI ApI ke, "svAmin ! tamArA vanamAM koI mahAtejasvI puruSa rAtri rahela che. tenA prabhAvathI tamAruM zuSka udyAna naMdanavana jevuM suMdara ane zobhItuM thaI gayuM che." - vanapALe kahelI A hakIkata sAMbhaLIne atizaya vismita cittavALo te zreSThI bhAgyazALI dhanyakumArane jovAne rasiyo thayo, tethI tarata ja vanapAlakanI sAthe te potAnA udyAnamAM Avyo, teNe udyAnagRhamAM beThelA dhanyakumArane joyA. samagra vizvanA sarva manuSyo karatAM abhuta ane akhaMDa saubhAgyanA bhAjanarUpa, ati dedIpyamAna kAMti tathA zarIravALA, sarva lakSaNothI yukta, guNanI vRddhi kare tevA ane siMha puruSanI AkRtivALA te dhanyakumArane joIne zreSThI vicAra karavA lAgyo, kharekhara, A bhAgyazALI puruSanA prabhAva vaDe ja mAruM A zuddha vana pallavita thaI gayuM che, zuM caMdananA udaya vinA samudranA pANIno ullAsa kadI thAya che ?" A pramANe aMtaHkaraNamAM vicAra karIne vicakSaNa puruSomAM agresara te zreSThI ucchaMkhalapaNA rahita ane vairyavAna dhanyakumArane Agamana saMbaMdhI kuzaLakSema pUchavA lAgyo ane kahyuM, "sajjana ziromaNi ! tamArA padhAravAthI jaDarUpa ane nirjIva thaI gayeluM A mAruM vana tamArA AgamanathI tene thayela harSa pradarzita

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69 puNyazAlInA pagale karavAnA bahAnAthI jANe navapallavita ane puSpamaya thaI gayuM che ane huM paNa tamArA darzanarUpI amRtanA siMcanathI mana ane nayanomAM navapallavita thayo chuM, sArAMza ke tamArA darzanAmRtathI mArAM nayana saphaLa thayAM che ane mana bahu ullAsapUrNa thayuM che. amArA pUrve upArjana karelA prabaLa puNyodayanA yogathI ja mAravADamAM kalpavRkSanI jema tamArA darzanano amane lAbha thayo che ema mane lAge che. saubhAgyavaMtomAM agraNI ! kRpA karIne mArA ghera padhAravAnI kRpA karo, eTalo prayAsa lo ane mArA manorathanI pUrti karo.' A rIte kusumapALa zreSThIno Agraha thavAthI dhanyakumAra te zreSThInA ghera gayo. mANeka potAnA guNo vaDe jyAM jAya tyAM mAna pUjA prApta kare che. kusumapALa zreSThInA ghera jaIne dhanyakumAre tailamardana karAvyuM. pIThI vagere coLAvIne snAna karyuM, zarIranI sArI rIte suzruSA karI, snAna karyA pachI caMdanAdika vaDe zarIra upara vilepana karyuM ane sArA varNavALA sukomaLa vastro paheryA. tyAra pachI bahumAnapUrvaka vividha prakAranI sAmagrIyukta rasavatIonuM bhojana karyuM. pachI zreSThIe sonAnA siMhAsana upara dhanyane besADI pAMca prakAranI sugaMdhIvALuM tAMbUla ApyuM. A pramANe vividha sAmagrI vaDe temano upacAra karyA pachI, zreSThI aMjali joDI vinayapUrvaka temanI pAse besI kahevA lAgyo, kahe saumya ! tamArA ati abhuta guNo vaDe tamArA vaMzanI gauravatA spaSTa jaNAI Ave che. kAraNa ke, "AcAra ja kuLane spaSTa batAve che. tethI tamArA jIvanarUpI vanane phaLa ane kusumarUpI lakSmI denAra tamane kusumazrI nAmanI mArI kanyA ApIne huM tamAro kAMIka anRNI thavAnI icchA rAkhuM chuM, mATe e kusumazrI nAmanI kanyAnuM Apa pANigrahaNa karo." AvI hitakArI ane

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70. dhanyakumAra caritra potAnI rUcine anukULa evI te zreSThInI vANI sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAre te vAta svIkArI. tyAra bAda kusumapALa zreSThIe kuMkuma ane cokhAno ghoLa karIne kusumazrIne devArUpa tenA vevizALanI pratijJA darzAvanAra akhaMDa akSata vaDe dhanyakumArane tilaka karyuM. A pramANe zvasura saMbaMdha thavAthI zreSThIe dhanyakumArane atizaya Agraha ane mAnapUrvaka svagRhamAM rahevAnI vinaMtI karI, paNa svamAna jALavavAmAM kuzaLa dhanyakumAre "ekatra vasavAthI bhaviSyamAM koI vakhata mAnahAninuM kAraNa utpanna thavAno saMbhava che." ema hRdayamAM vicArI eka suMdara makAna bhADe laIne tyAM rahevAnuM karyuM. nItizAstramAM paNa kahyuM che ke, "mitra agara bIjA koInI paNa samIpe rahevAthI kaLAvAna evo paNa manuSya zobhA vagarano ane laghutAnA sthAnakarUpa thaI jAya che." gaMgAdevIe Apela ciMtAmaNi ratnanA prabhAva vaDe jema jema vyApAra, dhana tathA kIrtimAM dhanyakumAra vRddhi pAmavA lAgyo, tema tema phaLavALA vRkSonI jema pakSIo Azraya le, tema aneka mANaso teno Azraya levA lAgyA. kusumapALa zreSThIe lagnanI taiyArI karI. uttama mAsa, tithi, nakSatra ane divasa jovaDAvyAM ane thoDA divasomAM ja ghaNI sAmagrI taiyAra karAvIne moTA mahotsavapUrvaka kusumazrInAM lagna karavAnI pravRtti karI. dhanyakumAre paNa potAnA gharane zobhAve tevI ghaNI jAtanI pravRttio karI. pANigrahaNanA divase kusumapALa zreSThIe vidhipUrvaka bahu mUlyavALA maNi ane motI vagere uttama vastuonA dAnapUrvaka kusumazrI kanyAnuM dhanyakumAra sAthe lagna karyuM. dhanyakumAra paNa kusumazrIne paraNIne ziva pArvatInI sAthe tathA viSNu lakSmInI sAthe jema bhoga bhogave tevI rIte uttama zarIra kAMtivALI svapatnI sAthe puNyathI prApta thayelA pAMca prakAranA idriyajanya viSayasukha bhogavato sukhapUrvaka kALa nirgamana karavA lAgyo.

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puNyazAlInA pagale zreNika rAjAno secanaka nAmano moTo hastI jyAM bAMdhavAmAM Avato hato, te bAMdhavAnAM AlAnastaMbhane ukheDI nAMkhIne nagaralakSmInA paganA jhAMjhara jevA nagaradvArone, saMpattinA sthAnarUpa nagaramAM rahelA gharone, paganA AghAtothI jUnAM vAsaNonI jema cUrI nAMkhato, ghararUpa zarIranA iMdriyorUpI bAraNAo tathA gavAkSone sUMDhanA AghAta vaDe toDI nAMkhato, lakSmInA sthAnakarUpa aTArIone potAnA paga vaDe toDI nAkhato, loDhAnI majabUta seMkaDo sAMkaLone kamaLanA phUlanI jema bhAMgI nAMkhato, manorama evA krIDAbAgone ukheDI nAMkhato, bALako daDAne uchALe tema sukALane lIdhe parvata jevaDA thayelA dhAnyanA DhagalAone cAre tarapha AkAzamAM uchALato, ati krodhI dRSTithI AbAla-vRddha sarvane yamanI mAphaka bhaya pamADato ane ati krUra AkRtivALo thaIne samasta rAjagRhI nagarImAM te hAthI sAkSAt pralayakALanI mAphaka bhamavA lAgyo. rAjAnI AjJAthI upAyo karavAmAM ati kuzaLa evA aneka maMtrIo tathA subhaTo vageree tene aMkuzamAM levA mATe ghaNA ghaNA upAyo karyA, paNa kSayanA rogamAM jema mahAkuzaLa vaidyanA karelA sarva upAyo niSphaLa jAya tema temaNe karelA sarve prayatno niSphaLa gayA. AvI rIte koInAthI hAthIne bAMdhI zakAyo nahi, tyAre buddhivALA paNa zreNika mahArAjA samasta buddhirUpI lakSmInA nidhAna evA avaMtImAM rahelA abhayakumAra maMtrIzvarane saMbhAravA lAgyA ane ati dIna thaI jaIne vicAravA lAgyA ke, kharekhara, A avasare jo abhayakumAra hAjara hota, to A hastIne eka kSaNamAM vaza karI leta.' lokomAM kahevata che ke, ekaDA vinAnA mIMDA nakAmA che. te satya che.' 71

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72 dhanyakumAra caritra A pramANe vicAramUDha thaI jaIne rAjA vagere beThelA che, tevAmAM koI bolI uThuM ke, 'mahArAja ! bahuratnA vasuMdharA pRthvI upara aneka ratno hoya che, tethI Ape AkhI nagarImAM paDaho vagaDAvavo, udghoSaNA karAvavI ke jethI koI buddhizALI puruSa ApaNuM A kArya karanAra avazya nIkaLaze.' rAjAe te vAta kabUla karI ane tarata ja paDaho vagaDAvyo, temAM jaNAvyuM ke, he prajAjano ! rAjAnI AjJA sAMbhaLo, je koI mANasa bhale te game tevI sthitivALo haze, to paNa A madAMdha thayelA mastIkhora hastIne yogI puruSa adhyAtma jJAnathI manane ThekANe lAve tema tene AlAnastame lAvIne bAMdhI deze, tene caMdranI zobhAne paNa jIte tevI mukhAkRtivALI somazrI nAmanI mArI kanyA ApavAmAM Avaze, temaja lakSmInA sthAnaka jevA manohara eka hajAra ArAma, bagIcA tathA grAmo ApavAmAM Avaze. tethI je koI kaLAvAna hoya teNe pragaTa thaIne A hastIne AlAnastaMbhe lAvIne bAMdhavAno prayatna karavo.' A rIte AkhA nagaramAM zreNika rAjAe potAnA taraphathI paDaha vagaDAvyo. uparokta paDaha vagADato puruSa anukrame je sthaLe paradezathI pharatA pharatA AvIne dhanyakumAra rahelo hato, te ghara pAse AvI pahoMcyo, eTale tarata ja hAthIne vaza karavAno te paDaha dhanyakumAre svIkAryo ane tene AgaLa jato aTakAvyo. A paDahano teNe svIkAra karyo, eTale sevaka puruSo paDaha vagADatA baMdha thayA ane rAjAne nivedana karyuM ke, 'rAjan ! eka paradezI mahApuruSe A paDahano svIkAra karyo che.' rAjAe paNa te vAta sAMbhaLI, eTale moTA AzcaryathI tenuM hRdaya bharAI gayuM ane te paNa te sthaLe Avyo.

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puNyazAlInA pagale dhanyakumAra paNa te paDaha jhIlyA pachI gherathI bahAra nIkaLI je sthaLe hAthI te vakhate pharato hato ane lokone herAna karato hato, te sthaLe Avyo. teNe pote paherelAM badhAM vastro tajI dIdhAM ane mAtra eka vajabaMdha kachoTA vaDe keDa bAMdhIne te hastInI pAse gayo ane koI vakhata tenI najIkamAM, koI vakhata paDakhenA bhAgamAM, koI vakhata tenA pAchaLanA bhAgamAM te vastronA goLa daDAo karIne hastInI AsapAsa pheMkavA lAgyo. hAthI paNa tene pakaDavA mATe doDAdoDI karavA lAgyo, te samaye dhanyakumAra laghulAghavI kaLAthI jevo hastI tenI pAse Ave ke tarata tenI pachavADe jaI prahAra karIne hAthIne cakranI mAphaka pheravavA lAgyo. hAthIne vaza karavAnI kaLAmAM kuzaLa evA dhanyakumAre hAthIne bahu prakAre A rIte bhamAvIne ati zramita karI nAMkhyo ane kheda pamADyo. hAthI paNa cAre tarapha bhaTakatAM ane doDatA ati zrama lAgavAthI tadana madarahita thaI gayo. jyAre hAthIne glAna aMgavALo, khedita ane nirmada thayelo jANyo, tyAre vAMdarAnI jema pUMchaDuM pakaDIne hAthInI pITha upara dhanyakumAra caDI beTho; pachI potAnA pAdaghAta vaDe tenAM marmasthAnamAM prahAra karIne ane aMkuza vaDe tene sIdho karI daIne AkuLavyAkuLa thayelA te hastIne AlAnastaMbha pAse laI jaIne dhanyakumAre bAMdhI dIdho. magadhezvara zreNika nRpati paNa tenI hastIdamananI ati uttama kaLA joIne hRdayamAM bahu raMjita thayA ane dhanyakumAranI prazaMsA karIne bahumAnapUrvaka moTo mahotsava karIne pote Apela vacanAnusAra potAnI somazrI nAmanI ati rUpavatI kanyA tene paraNAvI ane eka hajAra gAmo ApyAM. bIjI paNa suvarNa, maNi, motI vagere ghaNI amUlya vastuo hastameLApa vakhate ApIne zreNika rAjAe potAnAM vacanane saMpUrNa rIte pALyuM. jevI rIte navA

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74 dhanyakumAra caritra varasAdanA varasavAthI parvatamAMthI utpanna thatI nadI vRddhi pAme che, pANIthI bharAya che ane saMpUrNa thaI be kAMThAmAM ubharAI jAya che tevI ja rIte zuSka vana pallavita thavAthI mudita thayelI dhanyakumAranI kIrtirUpI velaDI hastIno bhaya nivAravAthI AkhA rAjagRhI nagarIrUpI maMDapamAM vistArane pAmI gaI.

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8 dhanyakumAranuM buddhicAturya samasta buddhinA eka sthAnarUpa abhayakumAra vezyAnA kapaTathI ujjayinImAM caMDapradyotanI najarakedamAM rahyo che, eTale rAjagRhI nagarImAM abhayakumAranI gerahAjarIthI luccA, dhUrta, phUTabuddhivALA, dAMbhika vagere halakA loko nagaranA lokone chetaravA mATe taiyAra thaI gayA. eka divasa eka AMkhe kANo dhUrta avasara jANIne uttama vyavahArInA kapaDAM paherI jANe ke mUrtimAna daMbha hoya tevo te gobhadra zreSThInA ghera Avyo ane temane namaskAra karIne dhana vaDe dhanada tulya temanI pAse jaIne bolyo, 'gobhadra ! zreSThI ! Apa mane pichANo cho ? ApanI smRtimAM huM AvuM chuM ?' zreSThIe kahyuM, 'tame koNa cho ?' dhUrte kahyuM, 'pahelAM ApaNe caMpAnagarImAM sAthe gayA hatA, tyAM bIjA paNa ghaNA vyApArIo AvyA hatA, huM paNa vyApAra karavAmAM pravRtta thayo hato, paNa icchita dravya vagara mArAthI barobara vyApAra thato nahi, tethI huM ciMtAtura raheto hato, pachI tamane paropakAra karavAmAM tatpara eka uttama sagRhastha jANIne

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76 dhanyakumAra caritra huM tamArI pAse Avyo hato ane tamane meM kahyuM hatuM ke, "zreSThI! mAre eka lAkha dravyanI jarUra che, tethI mane eka lAkha dravya Apo. tame jo lAkha dravya mane Apazo to te dravya vaDe huM vyApAra karIza, lAbha meLavIza ane vRddhi pAmeluM tamAruM dravya vyAja sahita tamane praNAma karIne huM pAchuM ApI jaIza, kema ke je kAMI karaja hoya che, te dAsa thaIne paNa devuM ja paDe che, dIdhA vinA chUTako thato nathI. jo tamane mAro vizvAsa na Avato hoya to huM mArA zarIranA sArabhUta eka mArI cakSu tene badale tamAre tyAM ghareNe mUkuM, samaya Ave te dravya ApIne huM mArI AMkha pAchI laI jaIza.' Ama kahIne mArI eka AMkha tamAre tyAM te avasare ghareNe mUkIne huM eka lAkha dravya tamArI pAsethI laI gayo hato. tamArA te dravya vaDe meM moTo vyApAra karyo. moTo vyApAra karavAthI tathA udyama karavAthI ghaNuM dravya mane maLyuM. A badhuM tamArA upakAra vaDe ja banyuM che, tema huM mAnuM chuM. mATe have zeTha ! te tamAruM mane Apela lAkha dravya vyAja sahita grahaNa karo ane sUryajyotinI prabhAtulya mArUM netra mane pAchuM Apo. te dhUtArAnAM mIThA paNa kapaTayukta AvAM vacano sAMbhaLI pratyuttara ApavAmAM catura evA gobhadra zreSThIe ghaNI ghaNI namra yuktio vaDe tene samajAvyo, paNa te koI rIte mAnyo nahi, paraMtu UlaTuM , bahu vAcALapaNAthI aneka yuktipUrvaka vacana racanA karIne teNe to kajIo karavA mAMDyo. teNe zreSThIne kahyuM, "karoDo dravya ApavA vaDe paNa na maLI zake tevuM mAruM locana tamane maLavAthI tame lobha samudramAM DUbo nahi, AvI rIte jUThuM bolavuM te tamArA jevA vyApArIne bilakula chAjatuM nathI, jevI AkhA nagaramAM tamArI bhalamanasAI kahevAya che, te sAcavI rAkhavI ane tenuM mahattva ochuM thavA na devuM, temAM

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dhanyakumAranuM buddhicAturya ja tamArI zobhA che. jo tame A pramANe virUddha vacano uccArazo, khoTuM bolazo to lokomAM tamArI sAme virodha pragaTa thavAthI tame moTI ApattimAM paDazo, tamArI mahattAno ane AbarUno nAza thaze, mATe tamArI sajjanatA akhaMDita rahe te pramANe tenuM rakSaNa karo ! vaLI Aja sudhI to mArI AMkha tamArA ghera ghareNe mUkI javAthI lokoe mane "kANA'nA upanAmathI bolAvyA karyo, te meM sahana karyuM, paNa have to iSTadevanI kRpAthI joIe teTaluM dravya mane prApta thayuM che, tethI mArI AMkha hovA chatAM ane te AMkha choDAvI zakAya teTalo dhanalAbha paNa mane thayela chatAM lokonuM evuM vacana huM have zA mATe sAMbhaLuM ane sahana karUM ? tethI mane cakSu pAchI Apo, mAre bIjuM kAMI paNa joItuM nathI. cakSu sivAya huM bIjuM kAMI levAno nathI.' dhUrtanAM uparokta vacanone sAMbhaLIne gobhadra zeThane zuM karavuM te kAMI sUjhayuM nahi, teo dimUDha banI gayA ane te dhUrtane samajAvavA mATe temaNe anya pratiSThita zreSThIone bolAvyA. teoe sAma, dAmAdi upAyo vaDe tathA aneka yuktio vaDe te dhUrtane samajAvavA prayatna karyo, paNa te sarva yuktio niSphaLa gaI, te jarApaNa samajyo nahi, jyAre gobhadra zreSThIe javAba na Apyo, potAnI AMkha pAchI na ApI tyAre te dhUrta naTanI jema kapaTa kaLA keLavato zreNika mahArAjAnI sabhAmAM gayo, tyAM phariyAda karI ane vyaMgyArthathI garbhita vacano evI rIte bolavA lAgyo ke rAjAnI sabhA zobhAvanArA evA sarva pradhAno paNa tene pratyuttara devAne zaktimAna thayA nahi. sarva pradhAno ane sabhAjano te dhUrtanAM kuyuktiyukta vacanone sAMbhaLI dimUDha ja banI gayA ane ekabIjAnA moDhA sAmuM jovA lAgyA, koIe kAMI uttara Apyo nahi.

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78 dhanyakumAra caritra te samaye badhA sabhAsadonI AvI avasthA joIne zreNika mahArAja abhayakumArane saMbhAravA lAgyA ane tenI virahavyathA yAda karIne kahevA lAgyA, "pradhAno ! sabhAjano ! jo A avasare abhayakumAra hAjara hota, to A kalaha zamAvavAmAM ATalo vilaMba na thAta. jo sUrya prakAzato hoya to aMdhakArano samUha kevI rIte vilAsa karI zake? eka abhayakumAra vinA mArI AvI moTI sabhA paNa mane harSa karAvanArI nivaDatI nathI. jevI rIte caMdra vinA rAtrI bilakula zobhA dhAraNa karatI nathI, tema abhayakumAra vinA mArI A sabhA zobhA rahita thaI gaI che." rAjAnAM A vacana sAMbhaLI eka puruSe kahyuM, "svAmin ! nagaramAM evI udghoSaNA karAvo ke, A nagaramAM evo koI buddhizALI che ke je gobhadra zreSThInI bAbatamAM satyAsatyano nirNaya karI ApIne badhuM kArya saraLa karI Ape, jo hoya to teNe pragaTa rIte bahAra AvavuM." tenI sUcanA pramANe rAjAne vicAra thavAthI ane gobhadra zreSThIno paNa te ja pramANe abhiprAya thavAthI rAjagRhI nagarImAM core ane cauTe sarvatra zreNika mahArAjAe evo paDaha vagaDAvyo ke, "je koI buddhizALI puruSa A mAyAvI mANasane sacoTa pratyuttara ApI, tene nirUttara karaze ane gobhadra zreSThInI ciMtA maTADaze, tene gobhadra zreSThI bahu Rddhi sahita potAnI putrI paraNAvaze ane rAjA paNa tene bahu sanmAna Apaze." rAjagRhI nagarImAM uparokta paDaha vagADato vagADato je ThekANe sajjana puruSomAM Adara pAmelA dhanyakumAra rahetA hatA tyAM Avyo. te vakhate kautukathI AkarSaNa pAmela cittavALA ane kapaTarUpI aMdhakArano nAza karavAmAM sUrya jevA dhanyakumAre te paDaha jhIlI lIdho ane eka uttama azva upara ArUDha thaIne teo rAjasabhAmAM

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dhanyakumAranuM buddhicAturya gayA. rAjAne namaskAra karIne yogya sthAne teo beThA, rAjAe temane bahumAna ApyuM ane te dhUrtanI badhI hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. dhanyakumAre te hakIkata sAMbhaLI jarA hasIne rAjAne kahyuM, "mahArAja ! ApanA pratApathI eka kSaNamAtramAM huM tene nirUttarakarI daIza, mATe Ape jarA paNa ciMtA karavI nahi." tyAra pachI gobhadra zreSThIne ekAMtamAM bolAvIne kahyuM ke, "zreSThIzrI, AvatI kAle te dhUrta rAjasabhAmAM kapaTakaLA keLavavA Ave tyAre huM tamane kahuM, te pramANe tamAre tene uttara Apavo.' A pramANe kahI zuM uttara devo te samajAvIne dhanyakumAra rAjAnI rajA laI potAnAM sthAne AvyA. bIje divase rAjAnI AjJAthI rAjasabhAmAM sarve sabhAjano ane gAmanA loko paNa AvyA. dhanyakumAra paNa samaya thayo tyAre AvyA. pachI pelA dhUrta ghaNI yuktio pUrvaka pote gobhadra zreSThInAM ghera ghareNe mUkela cakSunI mAMgaNI karI. tenI mAMgaNI thatAM ja gobhadra zreSThIe samasta sabhyajanonI tathA rAjAnI samakSa te vivAdanI zAMti mATe dhUrtine kahyuM, "he bhAI ! teM tArI cakSu mArA ghera ghareNe mUkI haze, tAruM kahevuM bilakula khoTuM nahIM hoya, paNa mArA ghera DAbalAomAM A pramANe ghareNe mUkAyelI hajAro cakSuo paDelI che. tethI temAM tArI cakSuo kaI tenI bilakula khabara paDatI nathI ane jo koIne badale koInI cakSu apAI jAya to zAstramAM mahApApa kIdheluM che. sarve mANasone potapotAnI vastuo temAM khAsa karIne cakSu to bahu ja priya hoya che. kahyuM paNa che ke, "pRthvInuM maMDana nagara che, nagaranuM maMDana tenAM uttama gRho che, uttama gRhonuM maMDana dhana che, dhananuM maMDana kAyA che ne kAyAnuM maMDana mukha che ane mukhanuM maMDana cakSu che, manuSyone cakSu AkhA zarIramAM sArabhUta che." vaLI ati jarUrI kArya AvI paDe tyAre ja potAnI atipriya vastu paNa ghareNe mUkIne mANaso dhana lAve che ane dhana dhIranArA vyApArI paNa ghareNe mUkAyelI vastuo laIne vyAje rUpiyA dhIre che, tevI

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80 dhanyakumAra caritra savyApArIonI paddhati che. have tuM tArI A bIjI cakSu mane Apa ke, jethI tene sarakhI meLavIne oLakhIne huM tArI prathamanI cakSu ahIM hAjara karuM." gobhadra zreSThInI A vANI sAMbhaLIne jevI rIte phALa bharavAmAM cUkela vAMdaro athavA dAva nAkhatAM cUkela jugArI vilakho thaI jAya, tevI rIte te dhUrta paNa potAnI cakSu ApavAne azakta hovAthI vilakho thaI gayo. dhanyakumAranI A vicakSaNatAthI gobhadra zreSThIe vAparela buddhi vaDe dhUrtanI vANI baMdha thaI gaI ane teNe karelI kapaTa racanA ughADI paDI javAthI ghaNA prakAranI viDaMbanA karIne tene dezamAMthI kADhI mUkavAmAM Avyo. gobhadra zreSThI jevI rIte rAhunA paMjAmAMthI mukAyela caMdramAM zobhe tema yaza ane lakSmI vaDe adhika zobhavA lAgyA. lokoe kahelI dhanyakumAranI buddhinA vilAsanI tathA caturAInI vAto sAMbhaLIne somazrI ane kusumazrI (dhanyanI baMne pUrva pariNIta patnIo) paNa bahu AnaMda pAmI. gobhadra zreSThInI putrI subhadrA paNa dhanyakumAranA guNothI atyaMta raMjIta thaI tene paraNavAne utsuka thaI, dhanyakumArane kanyAdAna ApavAmAM Atura thayelA gobhadra zreSThInA svajana saMbaMdhIo paNa zreSThIne preraNA karavA lAgyA. gobhadra zreSThIe kroDathI paNa adhika dhana kanyAdAnamAM ApIne vividha prakAranA mahotsavo karI potAnI subhadrA nAmanI putrI dhanyakumAranI sAthe paraNAvI. dhanyakumAra paNa guNa prApta thayelI te subhadrAne rAma sItAne paraNe tevI rIte paraNyA ane potAnAM ghera lAvyA. prabhutA, utsAha ane maMtrIo vaDe jevI rIte rAjA zobhe tevI rIte traNa priyAothI paravarelo dhanyakumAra paNa atizaya zobhavA lAgyo.

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dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM lakSmIrUpI vadhUnA kriIDAgRha tulya rAjagRhI nagarImAM eka vakhate puNyazAlI dhanyakumAra sAta mALanI havelImAM uparanA mALe lIlApUrvaka vinodAdika sukha bhogavatA AnaMda karatA hatA. te avasare Amatema jotAM rastA upara dhanyakumAre dRSTi karI, to atidIna dazAne pAmelA, vanacara pazu jevA raMka thaI gayelA, rastAnI dhULathI kharaDAyelAM ane jIrNa vastro paherelAM potAnAM mAtA zIlavatI, pitA dhanasAra tathA traNa moTA bhAIo dhanadeva, dhanadatta temaja dhanacaMdra Adine teNe joyA, teone joIne manamAM ati vismita thaI dhanyakumAra vicAravA lAgyA, "aho ! karmanI gati kevI vicitra che, A mArA AkhA kuTuMbane kroDonuM dhana tathA dhAnyAdikathI bharelA gRhamAM mUkIne huM ahIM Avyo hato. te chatAM temanI AvI sthiti thaI ?" kharekhara "karela karmathI choDAvavAne koI samartha nathI, evuM jinezvara bhagavAnanuM vacana satya che." Ama vicAra karIne sevakone mokalI te sarvane dhanyakumAre potAnA gharamAM bolAvyA ane namaskAra karIne vinayapUrvaka aMjali joDI svaccha aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka pitAne teNe pUchyuM, "he pitAjI !

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8 2 dhanyakumAra caritra bahu lakSmIvALA ApanI AvI nirdhana avasthA kema thaI? chAyAno Azraya laIne beThelAone tApanI pIDA kadI paNa thatI nathI.' dhanyakumAranuM A kathana sAMbhaLIne dhanasAra bolyA, 'vatsa ! tArA puNyathI AvelI lakSmI tuM ujjayinImAMthI nIkaLyo ke tarata ja jevI rIte ati phruTa evI cetanA paNa dehamAMthI jIva jatAM tenI sAthe cAlI jAya che, tevI rIte tArI sAthe ja nIkaLI gaI. keTaluMka dhana coro corI gayA, keTaluMka agnithI baLI gayuM, keTaluMka jaLathI nAza pAmyuM, bhUmimAM dATeluM koyalArUpa thaI gayuM ane adRzya paNa thaI gayuM. Ama sarva dhanano nAza thaI gayo ane chevaTe peTa bharavAnI paNa muzkelI thaI paDI, tyAre nagarane ame choDI dIdhuM ane gAmegAma bhamatAM 'rAjagRhI moTI nagarI che.' ema sAMbhaLIne ame badhA ahIM AvyA. pUrve karelA koI puNyanA udayathI Aje tArUM darzana thayuM ane durdazA nAza pAmI.' pitAjInI AvI vANI sAMbhaLIne svaccha hRdayI dhanyakumAra paNa temanuM duHkha hRdayamAM pratibiMbita thavAthI du:khI thayo. kAraNa ke, sajjano svabhAvathI ja evA hoya che. vaLI dhanyakumArane te vakhate eka vicAra Avyo, 'mArA pitAzrI tathA baMdhuo vagere AvA rAMka veSathI A nagaramAM Ave ane mArA gharamAM rahe te yukta nathI, Ama thAya to to gharamAM kAma karanArA nokaro paNa temanuM bahumAna kare nahi.' lokomAM paNa kahevAya che ke, 'veSanA ADaMbara vinAnA moTA mANasonI paNa avajJA thAya che.' vaLI mahAjanamAM 'A mArA baMdhuo vagere nirdhana che.' ema na kahevAya ane tevI laghutA temane na maLe te ja uttama che. haju sudhI koIe A vAta ahIM paNa jANI nathI, tethI gupta rIte huM temane nagaranI bahAranA udyAnamAM mokalAvI dauM ane tyAMthI uttama vastro temane paherAvIne moTA ADaMbara

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83 dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM ane sanmAnapUrvaka huM te badhAyane mAre ghera teDI lAvuM. A pramANe vicAra karIne dhanyakumAre uttama vastro ane AbhUSaNo vagere ApI rathAdikanI aMdara teone gupta rIte besADIne temane nagara bahAra mokalI dIdhA. nagaranI bahAranA koI udyAnamAM laI jaIne nokaroe sugaMdhI tailAdika vaDe mardana karI sarvane snAna karAvyuM, vastrAbharaNAdikathI alaMkRta karyA ane uttama prakAranA rathAdika sukhAsanomAM temane besADyA. tyAra pachI pUrve nakkI karyA mujaba niyata karelA puruSoe AvIne dhanyakumArane vadhAmaNI dIdhI, svAmI ! nagaranA upavanamAM ApanA pUjya pitAzrI tathA vaDIla baMdhuo AvelA che. tethI vadhAmaNI ApanArane harSapUrvaka dravyAdika devA vaDe rAjI karIne ghoDA, ratha, sipAI ityAdika parivArathI tathA aneka moTA zrImaMta zreSThIothI parivarela dhanyakumAra temane teDI lAvavAne upavanamAM gayo. dUrathI pitAnAM darzana thatAM ja vAhanamAMthI nIce utarIne harSapUrvaka pitAjInA padayugalamAM paDI, praNAma karIne te bolyo ke, "Ajano mAro divasa saphaLa thayo, Aje mArA sarva kAryanI siddhi thaI. Aje mAruM sakaLa dhana paNa saphaLa thayuM ane Aje mAro janma saphaLa thayo, kAraNa ke Aje mane ApanAM pavitra caraNayugalanAM darzana thayAM." Ama sArI rIte ziSTAcArapUrvaka pitAjI tathA moTA baMdhuone namana karI kuzaLavArtA pUchIne sajjanatA tathA vinItanA sarvAze bhAgyazAlI dhanyakumAre pragaTa karI. pitA dhanasAra zreSThI paNa atyaMta harSapUrvaka dhanyakumAra tathA sAthe AvelA zreSThIone bheTyA ane sukhanI tathA kuzaLakSemanI vAto pUchavA lAgyA.

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caritra dhanyakumAra dhanyakumAre pitAne sukhAsanamAM, moTA bhAIone azvo upara, mAtA vagerene rathAdikamAM besADIne moTA sAmaiyA sahita utsavapUrvaka nagaramAM praveza karAvyo. caturAImAM agresara puruSa aucityane kadI paNa cUkatA nathI. pitAne gharanA nAyaka banAvIne tathA suMdara ane manohara gAma temaja vana, bagIcAo bhAIone ApIne dhanyakumAra atyaMta bhakti tathA prIti batAvavA lAgyA. je manuSyonI lakSmI baMdhuonA upabhogamAM Ave che, te ja lakSmI vakhANavA lAyaka che. 84 A rIte sajjana ziromaNi dhanyakumAre potAnA dhanadeva Adi traNe moTA bhAIone dhanAdika vaDe bahu rIte satkAryA, to paNa te duSTa buddhivALA ane halakI vRttivALA hovAthI harSane sthAne irSyAne ja dhAraNa karavA lAgyA. nItizAstramAM kaheluM che ke, 'duSTa mANasone bahumAnAdika ApIne satkAra karavAmAM Ave to paNa teo to sajjananI sAthe kalaha ane irSyA ja kare che, dUdhathI dhoyela kAgaDo zuM kalahaMsapaNAne kadI paNa pAmI zake che ? pAmI zakato ja nathI.' aucityavedIomAM agresara evo dhanyakumAra potAnA baMdhuone irSyAthI vANI ane tALavuM jenuM sUkAI gayela che evA, suhRdapaNA vinAnA ane krodhathI dhamadhamatA dekhIne vicAravA lAgyo, 'je saMpattithI baMdhuonAM aMtaHkaraNo ati malina thaI jAya, te saMpattine sajjana puruSo to vipattitulya ja gaNe che. tethI A saMpattine tyajIne pharI paNa pUrva pramANe huM dezAMtaramAM cAlyo jAuM ke jethI icchita vastu prApta thavAthI mArA traNe baMdhuo tuSTa thAya.' Avo vicAra karIne dhanAdikathI saMpUrNa ghara ane traNe priyAone tyajI daIne gaMgAdevIe Apela eka ciMtAmaNi ratnane ja sAthe rAkhI zreNika rAjA ke anya

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dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM zreSThIjanane paNa jaNAvyA vagara gupta rIte koI avasara maLI gayo tyAre ghara tathA rAjagRhI nagarIne choDIne dhanyakumAra nagarInI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. raste cAlatAM paNa te puNyazALI dhanyakumArane ciMtAmaNi ratnanA prabhAvathI potAnA gharanI jema sarvatra icchita sukha prApta thavA lAgyuM. sukhone bhogavato, sukhe sukhe mArgane laMghato ane ghaNA grAma, nagara, udyAnAdikane joto, jevI rIte bhavya jIva tiryaMca gatinA bhavo pUrNa karIne manuSyagati pAme tevI rIte anukrame bhAgyazAlI dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM Avyo. kauzAMbI nagarImAM samasta kSatriyomAM ziroratna jevo zatAnika nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. jenA atizaya zauryanA baLathI taravAro tathA arivarga niSphaLatA pAmI gayo hato, eTale ke arivarga zAMta paDI gayA hatA ane khone bahAra nIkaLavuM paDatuM nahotuM. te zatAnika rAjAnA bhaMDAramAM eka sahastrakiraNa nAmano amUlya maNi hato. te maNi paraMparAthI tenA pUrvajonA samayathI kuLadevatAnI mAphaka haMmezAM pUjAyA karato hato. eka divasa te rAjAne te maNinI pUjA karyA pachI vicAra Avyo ke, "A maNi paraMparA vaDe pUrvajothI pUjAyA kare che. huM paNa yathokta vidhie tenI pUjA karuM , paNa A maNinuM mAhAbhya zuM che, te huM jANato nathI." Ama vicAratAM tenuM mAhAbhya jANavAnI zatAnika rAjAne icchA thavAthI tenA sevako ratnanI parIkSA karanArA jhaverIone bolAvI lAvyA ane te jhaverIone rAjAe pUchyuM, "amArA pUrvajothI ghaNA dravya vaDe A maNi yathAvidhi pUjAto hato. tethI huM paNa tenI haMmezA pUjA karUM chuM, paNa te maNinA guNo zuM che ? te huM jANato nathI, tethI AnA guNo je hoya te kaho !'

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86 dhanyakumAra caritra zatAnike te badhA maNiparIkSakone te maNinA guNo pUchayA, paNa tevA prakAranA zAstrajJAnanA abhAvathI maNinA spaSTa guNo teomAMthI tyAM te samaye koI kahI zakyuM nahi. Ama thavAthI rAjAe nokaro dvArA evo paDaha vagaDAvyo, "nipuNa puruSomAM agresara evo je koI puruSa A zreSTha maNinA pratyakSa ane parokSa je kAMI guNo hoya te pragaTa karaze, tene satya pratijJAvALo rAjA pAMcaso gAma, pAMcaso hAthI ane pAMcaso azvo Apaze ane potAnI saubhAgyamaMjarI nAmanI putrI paraNAvaze." rAjAnI A AjJA thavAthI dareka moTA rastA ane mArgo upara parIkSakane zodhavA mATe uparokta paDaha vagADatA rAjAnA mANaso bhamavA lAgyA. te samaye dhanyakumAra kauzAMbImAM praveza karato hato. paDadanA vagADanArAonA paDatane sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAra teonI pAse AvIne bolyo, "he paDaha vagADanArAo! have tame paDaha vagADazo nahi. huM rAjasabhAmAM jaIne maNinA guNone pragaTa karIza. A rIte paDaha vagADato aTakAvIne parIkSakomAM ziromaNi dhanyakumAra paDahavAdakonI sAthe zatAnika rAjAnI sabhAmAM Avyo ane rAjAne namIne yathAyogya sthAne te beTho.' - zatAnika mahArAjA paNa tenuM saubhAgya, kAMti, rUpa ane suMdara AkAra vagere joIne bahumAnapUrvaka kuzaLakSema pUchIne tene kahevA lAgyo, "he buddhinA bhaMDAra ! A ratnanI parIkSA karo ane tenA je guNo hoya te spaSTa batAvo." rAjAno Adeza maLavAthI dhanyakumAra te maNine hAthamAM laIne zAstrAbhyAsa vaDe ratna parIkSAmAM kuzaLa thayela hovAthI tenA guNo jANIne vinayapUrvaka rAjAne kahevA lAgyo, "mahArAja ! cittamAM vismaya karAve tevo A maNino prabhAva che, huM Apane te kahI saMbhaLAvuM chuM. he svAmin ! A maNine je koI mANasa mastaka upara dhAraNa kare

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dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM te mANasanI hastIo jema siMhano parAbhava karI zakatA nathI tevI rIte zatruo parAbhava karI zakatA nathI. vaLI A maNi je nagaramAM birAjato hoya te nagaramAM jevI rIte sArA rAjAnA rAjyamAM anItiono saMbhava raheto nathI tevI ja rIte ativRSTi, anAvRSTi vagere koIpaNa jAtanA upadravo tenA rAjayamAM udbhavatA nathI, je parvata upara varasAda paDato hoya te parvatane dAvAnaLanI dhAstI hotI nathI, tevI ja rIte A maNi je puruSe potAnA hAthe bAMdhela hoya te mANasane kuSThAdika vyAdhio parAbhava karI zakatA nathI. vaLI sUryano udaya thatAM aMdhakAra jema Takato nathI, nAsI jAya che. tevI ja rIte A maNi jenA kaMThamAM bAMdhela hoya tene bhUta-pretAdika koI paNa tuccha devanA utpAto thaI zakatA nathI. he svAmin ! jo kadI mArA kahevAmAM Apane vizvAsa Avato na hoya to eka thALa Apa ahIM maMgAvo ane sAthe cokhA maMgAvIne te thALa tenAthI paripUrNa bharAvo. eTale huM tenI pratyakSa khAtarI karI ApuM.' dhanyakumAre kahelI A hakIkata sAMbhaLIne rAjAe tarata ja nokarane eka thALa lAvavAno Adeza karyo, eTale sevako cokhAthI bharelo eka thALa sabhAmAM laI AvyA. pachI dhanyakumAra bolyo, cokhAne khAnArA pakSIone have choDI mUko." te rAjAnI AjJAthI sevakoe pakSIone choDI mUkyA. dhanyakumAre te cokhAnA DhagalA upara te maNine rakhAvyo tathA ati capaLa evA paNa samudranAM kallolo jema dvIpanI AsapAsa pharyA kare, tema te pakSIo te thALanI AsapAsa bhamavA lAgyA. paNa maNinA prabhAvathI te thALane sparzavAne jarA paNa samartha thayA nahi. thoDA samaya sudhI A pramANenuM Azcarya batAvyA pachI dhanyakumAranA AdezathI cokhAthI bharelA thALa upara je maNi

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88 dhanyakumAra caritra rAkhyo hato, te dUra karavAmAM Avyo, ke tarata ja phaLono Dhagalo jema vAMdarA khAI jAya tema kSaNamAtramAM te pakSIo badhA cokhAnuM bhakSaNa karI gayA, eTale dhanyakumAre kahyuM, 'mahArAja ! jevI rIte A cokhAnuM A maNie pakSIothI rakSaNa karyuM, tevI ja rIte jenI pAse A maNi hoya tenuM zatru, vyAdhi, upadrava, bhUta, preta tathA anya aneka tuccha utpAtothI avazya rakSaNa thAya che. te hakIkatanI A dRSTAMtathI pratyakSa pratIti maLe che.' zatAnika rAjA A sAMbhaLIne ane A adbhuta prayoga pratyakSa joIne cittamAM atizaya camatkAra pAmyo ane samasta lokonI samakSa maNino prabhAva ane dhanyakumAranI parIkSA karavAnI kuzaLatAnuM varNana karavA lAgyo. ati raMjita cittavALA te rAjAe saubhAgyamaMjarI nAmanI potAnI kanyA dhanyakumArane ApI ane vivAha karavA mATe vevizALa nimittanuM tilaka karyuM, tyArabAda uttama divasa ane muhUrto moTA mahotsavapUrvaka potAnI putrInuM dhanyakumAra sAthe kauzAMbInA rAjA zatAnike pANigrahaNa karAvyuM ane hastameLApaka vakhate pAMcaso gAmo, azvo ane hAthIo ApyA. zvasuragRhamAM vAsa karavo te ayukta che' ema vicArIne dhanyakumAre kauzAMbIthI bahu dUra nahi evA najIkanA sthaLa upara dhanyapura nAmanuM eka zAkhAgrAma (paruM) vasAvyuM ane tyAM potAno nivAsa karyo. dhanyapura gAma bahu suMda2 dukAnonI zreNIthI manohara banAvyuM hatuM. ati uMcA ane judA judA prakAranA gokhanA samUhathI zobhatA gharanI zreNIothI te dedIpyamAna banAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. jotAM ja dRSTine AkarSaNa kare tevuM te manohara hatuM. A dhandhapuramAM AvIne ghaNA dezI ane videzI vyApArIoe AnaMdathI vilAsa karyo hato.

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dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM 89 AvA suMdara nagaramAM ghaNA anya vyApArIo AvIne vasyA hatA. A gAmamAM bhADuM, kara vagere bahu ja ochA hovAthI vyApArIo ane anya rahevAvALAo khAsa kheMcAIne AvyA hatA ane anyoanyanI harIphAIthI taratamAM ja AvIne harSapUrvaka tyAM vasyA hatA. A puramAM dhanyakumAranI prabhutA to nizcaLa thayelI hatI. uparAMta vyApArAdika vyavasAyamAM kuzaLa hovAthI bhAgyanA bhaMDAra evA dhanyakumAre mahApuNya prabhAvathI thoDA vakhatamAM ja karoDo rUpiyA meLavyA. te nagara anya rAjyanA upadravathI ane yoge, vyAdhi vagere upadravothI rahita hatuM, tethI te nagaramAM vyApAramAM ghaNI saraLatA hatI tathA lAbha ghaNo maLato hato. tethI thoDA vakhatamAM ja bahu manuSyo vasavA AvyA. ghaNA manuSyonA nivAsathI vasati vadhI javAnA lIdhe lokone pANI maLavuM muzkela thaI paDyuM, tethI tyAM vasanArA loko paraspara bolavA lAgyA, "A nagaramAM bIjuM to sukha che paNa moTA jaLAzaya vinA pANInI pIDA maTe tema nathI." AvI lokokti carapuruSo pAsethI sAMbhaLIne lokonAM sukha mATe dhanyakumAre sArA muhUrte eka moTuM sarovara khodAvavAno prAraMbha karyo. seMkaDo kAma karanArA mANaso sarovara khodavAnA udyamamAM lAgI gayA ane tenI upara dekharekha rAkhanArA rAjasevako tAkIde khodavA mATe temane preraNA karavA lAgyA. A bAju dhanyakumAra potAnA vaDila bhAIonA kalahathI tathA ISyabhAvathI kaMTALI jaIne rAjagRhI nagarIne tyajI gherathI nIkaLyo tyArathI ja sUrya asta thatAM divasanI zobhA cAlI jAya tema kuTuMbanI samasta lakSmI paNa tvarAthI cAlI gaI. eTale tenuM ghara badhuM lakSmI rahita zobhA vinAnuM thaI gayuM. dhanyakumAranA cAlyA gayAnI tathA lakSmIno nAza thayAnI hakIkata rAjagRhInA

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90 kumAra caritra svAmI zreNika mahArAje sAMbhaLI, eTale teo bahu kopAkula thayA ane rAjasabhAmAM sabhyone kahevA lAgyA, 'are sabhAjano ! duSTa lokonI duSTatA to juo! mArA jamAI dhanyakumAra tenA traNa bhAIonI sahAya vagara ja ATalI moTAI ane prauDhatA pAmyA hatA, chatAM te duSTa vaDila bhAIoe kalaha, irSyA ane kuTilatA karIne tene atizaya kheda pamADyo, eTale klezakArI sthAna dUrathI ja choDI devuM te sajjananuM bhUSaNa che.' A zAstraprasiddha uktino Azraya laIne dhanyakumAra koI dUra dezamAM cAlyA gayA che, temanA kazA samAcAra nathI. mahApuruSo virodhavALA sthAnamAM rahetA ja nathI. A tenA baMdhuo mahApApI che ane koI paNa prakAranA adhikArane yogya nathI. Ama kahIne sajjanonuM pAlana karavuM ane duSTono daMDa karavo te rAjanItine saMbhArIne temane amuka vakhata kArAgRhamAM rAkhI moTI rakamano zreNike daMDa karyo ane badhA gAmo vagere temanI pAsethI laI lIdhAM, pachI jevA AvyA hatA, tevA nirdhana karIne temane choDI mUkyA. AvI rIte dhanyakumAranA pitA dhanasAra tathA viDala bhAI dhanadeva Adi dhana vagaranA thaI gayA, eTaluM ja nahi paNa dhananI sAthe jANe ke tenI spardhA karanAra yaza, kIrti, kAMti vagere guNo paNa temane choDIne cAlyA gayA. nAmathI dhanasAra paNa dhanarahita thavAthI adhanasAra manamAM vicAravA lAgyo, 'pahelAM A ja sthaLe uMco vyApAra karyo, have ahIM halako dhaMdho ApaNAthI kema thaI zakaze ?' Ama manamAM vicArI teNe potAnA putrone bolAvIne kahyuM, 'putro, have ahIM rahevuM yogya nathI, tethI cAlo ApaNe anya dezamAM jaIe. dezAMtaramAM dhanarahita manuSyone udara pUraNArthe bhikSAvRtti karavI paDe to paNa drAkSa jevI mIThI lAge che. paradezamAM bhikSAvRtti karatAM chatAM paNa koI mANasa tene halakAM

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dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM 91 vacano kaheto nathI, paNa UlaTuM karUNA vaDe koI koI mANaso tene sahAya karanArA thAya che. svadezamAM to pagale pagale lokonAM durvacano sAMbhaLIne hRdaya baLe che. he putro ! jevI rIte sArA prAsavALuM tathA suMdara kaMTha vaDe bolAyeluM kAvya paNa jo arthazUnya hoya to te prazaMsApAtra nathI, tevI ja rIte samayocita bhASAnA vyApAramAM kuzaLa evo paNa nirdhana mANasa lokomAM prazaMsApAtra banato nathI.' jIvananirvAha mATe paradeza javAnI icchAvALA dhanasAra zreSThIe tyAra bAda somazrI ane kusumazrIne temanA pitAne ghera mokalI dIdhI. tyAra pachI subhadrA pratye AMkhamAM azru lAvIne gadgad kaMThe teNe kahyuM, 'tuM paNa gobhadra zreSThIne ghera jA, amArA prabaLa duSkarmanA udayathI bhAgyanA eka bhaMDArarUpa putra koI sthaLe cAlyo gayo che ane tenI sAthe saMpadA cAlI gaI che. ahIM rahevAthI ame kuTuMbano nirvAha karavAne asamartha chIe, tethI ame to have dezAMtaramAM jaIzuM. dezAMtaramAM nirdhanane, cokkasa sthaLa vinAnA puruSane, oLakhANa vinAnAne ane sthAnabhraSTa thayelAne kaI kaI vipatti paDatI nathI ? aneka prakAranI vipatti paDe che. tuM atizaya sukomaLa cho, sukhanI lIlAmAM ja ucharelI cho. du:khonI vAta mAtra paNa jANatI nathI, tethI he putrI ! tuM sukhothI bharelA tArA pitA gaubhadra zreSThInA ghera jA. jyAre amane bhAgyazALI evA tArA patino saMgama thaze, tyAre tane AmaMtraNa karIne bolAvIzuM.' potAnA zvasuradhanasAra zreSThInA kathanane sAMbhaLIne subhadrA bolI, 'sasarAjI ! ApanA jevA vayovRddha, phulapAlanamAM tatpara, kuTuMbanI ciMtAmAM ja lIna thayelA, sarvanI upara mIThI dRSTivALA ane amArUM duHkha jovAne asamartha evA Apane to A pramANe

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92 dhanyakumAra caritra kahevuM yogya che. paraMtu huM to ziyaLarUpa zastranI sahAya laIne ApanI sAthe ja AvavA icchuM chuM, kAraNa ke vipatti samaye paNa satIne to patinA ghera rahevuM te ja yogya che.' vaLI jyAre saMpUrNa lakSmI ane akSaya sukha hoya tyAre paNa strIone mahotsavAdikanA kAraNane uddezIne ja pitAnA ghera javuM yogya che. kAraNa vagara nakAmA pitAnA ghera javAmAM dUSaNa raheluM che. Ama hovAthI vipattinA samayamAM to zvasuragRhe rahevuM te ja zreSTha che. tethI te vaDila ! eka sthaLe agara musApharImAM, saMpattimAM agara ApattimAM, sukhamAM athavA to duHkhamAM kAyAnI sAthe chAyAnI jema uttama rIte zIla pALavApUrvaka zvasuragRhane huM to kadI paNa choDIza nahi. jyAM Apa vaDIlo rahezo tyAM huM paNa ApanI sAthe ja ApanI chAyAnI jema rahIza, evo meM nizcaya karyo che. potAnI zANI suzIla putravadhU subhadrAnAM AvA suMdara vacanone sAMbhaLIne dhanasAra zreSThI AnaMdita thaIne bolyA, 'pativratA ! teM kharekhara satya kahyuM che. tuM te puruSottama dhanyanI kharekharI sAcI patnI cho. tArA AvA pAtivratyanA dharmamaya vicArathI sAce ja sArUM ja thaze. evo mane nirNaya thayo che.' tyAra pachI dhanasAra zeTha tenI zIlavatI patnI, subhadrA, traNa putro ane traNe putranI patnIo, kula ATha jaNa sahita jema jIva ATha karma sahita zarIramAMthI nIkaLe tema rAjagRhIthI nIkaLyo. mArgamAM sarva sthaLe majUrI vagere karIne AjIvikA karatA tathA ghaNA deza ane nagaromAM pharatAM anukrame teo kauzAMbImAM AvyA, kahyuM che ke, 'yatio, yAcako ane nirdhano vAyunI jema eka sthaLe rahetA nathI, rahI zakatA nathI.' moTI nagarI kauzAMbIne joIne ahIM tahIM sarvatra teo bhamavA lAgyA. pharatAM pharatAM koI sajjana puruSane joIne

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dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM 93 dhanasAre te puruSane pUchayuM ke, he bhAI ! A nagaramAM paisAvALA zrImaMto, madhyama sthitivALAo tathA nidhana manuSyo kevI rIte rahe che ? kevI rIte potAnI AjIvikA calAve che ?' tyAre te mANase kahyuM, "bhAI ! A nagaramAM je zrImaMto che, teo potAnI mUDIthI vyavasAya-vyApAra kare che, kAraNa ke prakAzavALA dIvAne prakAza mATe anya dIvAnI jarUra paDatI nathI. zrImaMtothI kayA kayA vyApAro thatA nathI ? teo to nANAvaTIno, anAja vecavAno, ghIno, sonIno, maNiyArano, tArano, hIrAno, tAMbUlAdikano, telano, sopArI vagereno, rezamI vastrono, kapAsIAno, dozIvaTano (kApaDano), maNi vagere ratnano, suvarNacAMdIno, kariyANAno, vahANano, gaMdhiyANAno, sugaMdhI telAdikano vagere sarva prakArano vyApAra kare che. jeonI pAse vizeSa paisA nathI hotA, teo moTA zrImaMta zreSThIo pAsethI rUpiyA vyAje lAvIne vyApArAdika karIne potAno nirvAha kare che. je je vyApAramAM kuzaLa hoya che, te te prakArano vyApAra karIne sukhapUrvaka potAno nirvAha kare che. jevI rIte nadInA taTa upara rahelA araghaTTo (reMTo) nadInA pravAhanA jaLa upara jIve che ane potAnI pravRtti kare che, tevI rIte evA vyApArIo bIjAnA dravya vaDe vyApAra karIne potAno nirvAha calAve che. jeo atyaMta nirdhana che ane udaranirvAha muzkelIthI karI zake che, teo eka dhanavAna zreSThI jANe daridra lokonAM daridrayane khodAvI dUra karatA hoya tema hAlamAM dhanyapuramAM eka moTuM sarovara khodAve che, tyAM majUrI karIne AjIvikA calAve che. tyAM taLAva khodanArAonI majUrInI vyavasthA A mujaba karelI che, tyAM kAma karanAra strIone haMmezAM eka dInAra nANuM apAya che ane kAma karanArA puruSone be dInAra uparAMta be vakhata teone tela, masAlA sahita icchita

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94 dhanyakumAra caritra bhojana apAya che. Ama hovAthI jeo nirdhana che ane majUrI karanArA che, teo A taLAva khodavAnA kAryathI sukhe AjIvikA calAve che." nagaranA nivAsI pAsethI A hakIkata sAMbhaLIne dhanasAra zreSThI bahu harSita thayo. pachI potAnA sarva parivAra sahita dhanasAra zreSThIe tyAM jaIne taLAva khodanArA uparI adhikArIne vinayapUrvaka namaskAra karI potAne tathA potAnA parivArane AjIvikA calAvavA mATe tyAM kAma karavA sArU rAkhavA vinaMtI karI. te moTo adhikArI bolyo, "he vRddha ! amArA svAmInA puNyaprabhAvathI A sarva kAma karanArA majUro sarovara khodavAnuM kArya karavA vaDe sukhe AjIvikA calAve che. tuM tArA kuTuMba sahita taLAva khodavAno udyama kara ane te dvArA paisA meLavIne sukhethI kALa vyatIta karI kuTuMbano nirvAha kara." tenI anujJA maLavAthI AkhA kuTuMba sahita dhanasAra zeTha taLAva khodavAnA udyamamAM pravaryA, teo badhA hiMmezAM majUrI laIne najIkamAM karelA jhuMpaDAomAM rahI sukhethI udarapUrti karavA lAgyA. potAnA pUrvakRta karmanA udayane vazavartI thayelA jIvo A na pUrI zakAya tevo peTano khADo pUravA mATe zuM zuM kAryo karatA nathI? tethI ja vivekI jIvoe A saMsAramAM pratikSaNe karmabaMdhanI ciMtA karavAnI che. eka kSaNa te bhUlavuM nahi. A rIte keTaloka kALa vyatIta thayo. eka divasa baporanA samaye saMpadAthI paripUrNa hovAne lIdhe harSita evA lokothI parivarelA, maMtrI tathA sAmetAdikathI gherAyelA, pAyadaLa, hastI ane ghoDAonA samUha sahita, utsAhapUrvaka jenuM bhATacAraNo guNavarNana karI rahyA che, tApa nivAravA jenI pAchaLa suvarNa daMDavALuM chatra dhAraNa karAyela che,

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dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM 95 uttama dedIpyamAna suvarNa sarakhI kAMtivALA, judI judI jAtanA ratnAlaMkArothI manohara lAgatA, dedIpyamAna divya auSadhinI mAphaka jenuM zarIra bahu tejavaMta hovAthI merUparvata jevA lAgatA, ghaNuM jIvo, AnaMda pAmo, jayavaMta raho.' evI birUdAvalI bolatA baMdivAnonA samUhane temanA jIvanaparyata cAlI zake teTaluM dravya dAnamAM ApatA temaja je moTuM taLAva potAnA taraphathI khodAtuM hatuM, tene jovAne mATe kautukathI ullasita thayelA cakSuvALA dhanyakumAra te taLAva pAse AvyA. te avasare taLAvanuM kAma karanArA majUro temane joIne harSapUrvaka namana karavA lAgyA. tyAM sarvanAM praNAma svIkArIne ekAMta sthaLamAM azoka tarUnI chAyAmAM rAjAne yogya siMhAsana sevakoe prathamathI ja mUkela hatuM, te sthaLe dhanyakumAra beThA. thoDIvAra tyAM besI visAmo laIne sarve majUronI khodavAnI pravRttine teo jAte coksAIpUrvaka jovA lAgyA. jotAM jotAM eka sthaLe majUrI karavAthI kleza pAmelA potAnA AkhA kuTuMbane joIne dhanyakumAra manamAM bahu Azcarya pAmyA. temane vicAra thayo ke, "aho ! karmanI rekhA devatAothI paNa ullaMghI zakAtI nathI. jo sUrya kadAca pazcima dizAmAM uge, merU parvata calAyamAna thAya, agni zItaLa guNavALo thaI jAya, kamaLa puSpo parvatanA agrabhAge zIlA upara uge to paNa bhAvi je kamarekhA hoya te koI paNa rIte pharatI nathI. aho ! A mArAM mAbApa, A bhAIo, A bhAbhIo A mArI patnI, A mAruM AkhuM kuTuMba ahIM Avela che. kharekhara kevI asaMbhAvya, na kalpI zakAya tevI durdazA bhAgyayoge prApta thaI che. A zAlibhadranI bahena mArI patnI subhadrA paNa mATI vahana kare che athavA to karmanI gati vicitra ) che, sarvajJanuM A vacana koI divasa mithyA thatuM nathI.'

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96 dhanyakumAra caritra - Avo vicAra karIne potAnA pitAne bolAvI dhanyakumAre temane kahyuM, 'tame navA AvyA jaNAo cho ? kyAMthI AvyA cho? tamArI kaI jAti che? A sarva strIpuruSone tamArI sAthe zuM saMbaMdha che?" Ama jyAre dhanyakumAre pUchyuM, tyAre prabaLa puNya udayathI tathA vividha prakAranA ratnanA ane suvarNanA alaMkAronI kAMtithI jenA zarIranuM svarUpa pharI gayuM che, tevA dhanyakumArane potAno putra hovA chatAM dhanasAre oLakhyA nahi. tethI potAnI jAti, kuLa, vaMza vagere gopavIne avasare ucita evo jema tema uttara ApatAM teNe kahyuM, he svAmIn ! ame paradezathI Avela chIe, tadana nidhana chIe, ame AjIvikAno mArga zodhatA hatA, tevAmAM A tamArA gAmamAM AvatAM A paropakArI vyavasAya sAMbhaLIne ghaNA divasathI ame ahI rahyA chIe ane tamArA pratApathI sukhapUrvaka AjIvikA calAvIe chIe." haMmezAM prabhAtamAM uThIne Apane AzIrvAda ApIe chIe ke, "ghaNuM jIvo, ghaNo AnaMda pAmo ane lAMbA vakhata sudhI pRthvInuM rakSaNa karo.' kAraNa ke amArA jevAne to tame ja jaMgama kalpavRkSa cho. A rIte mIThAM vacano bolI namaskAra karIne dhanasAra zreSThI eka bAju ubho rahyo. pitAnAM AvAM mIThAM vacano sAMbhaLI dhanyakumAra vicAravA lAgyo, "aho juo dhanano kSaya thatAM matino vibhrama paNa kevo thaI jAya che ? bALapaNathI ucherIne moTA karelA potAnA putrane paNa teo oLakhatA nathI. kahyuM che ke, dhanano kSaya thatAM teja, lajjA, mati, mAna te sarvano paNa nAza thAya che, jevI rIte matimUDha thayelA pazuo sAthe dhuMsarImAM joDAyA chatAM potAnA putrane paNa oLakhatA nathI. tevI ja rIte A mArA pitAjI paNa samRddhivAna thayelA mane pichANI zakatA nathI. vaLI hamaNAM dAridrayanA prabhAvathI lajjA pAmelA A sarve potAnA vaMzAdikane

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97 dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM paNa gopave che. tejahIna thayelA tArAo divase zuM potAnI jAtine pragaTa karI zake che ? tethI hamaNAM huM paNa temane mArI jAti vagerenI oLakhANa ApIza nahi, samaya Ave ja oLakhANa ApIza. kAraNa ke pathya bhojana paNa akALe levAthI rogIne vikAra karanAra thAya che. Ama vicArIne mauna dhAraNa karI kAMIka sneha to dekhADavo, ema vicAra karIne tyAM te kAryamAM rahelA adhikArI puruSane dhanyakumAre kahyuM, "A puruSa vRddha avasthAnA kAraNe jarjarita thaI rahelA che, tethI temane bhojanamAM tela ThIka nahIM rahe, tethI emane ghI Apajo." Avo Adeza maLatAM dhanasAre "bahu moTI maherabAnI karI." tema kahIne punaH praNAma karyA. te vakhate sAthe kAma karanAra badhA majUro te dhanasArane kahevA lAgyA, "he vRddha ! tArA upara ApaNA svAmInI bahu moTI kRpA dekhAya che ke, jethI temaNe telane badale tane ghI ApavAno Adeza karyo, paNa tuM ekalo ghIyukta bhojana kema karIza ? e kAMI sArUM dekhAze nahi, kAraNa ke uttama puruSone paMktibheda karIne bhojana karavuM te sAruM dekhAtuM nathI. tethI tuM svAmIne amArA sarvanI taraphathI vinaMtI kara ke jethI amo sarvane paNa ghIno Adeza maLe ! A pramANe sarvee dhanasArane kahyuM, tethI te pharIthI dhanyakumArane praNAma karIne vinaMtI karavA lAgyo, "svAmIn! ekalo ghI khAuM te sAruM nahi dekhAya, tethI mArI sAthenA badhA kAma karanArAone paNa ghI ApavAmAM Ave tevo Adeza karo to ThIka, ApanA jevA dAnezvarIo paMktibheda kare te sAruM nahi dekhAya, tethI ATalI kRpA jarUra karo ! ATaluM karavAthI mArA uparanI ApanI kRpA vizeSa prazaMsApAtra thaze."

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98 dhanyakumAra caritra 'pitAnuM vacana pramANa karavuM joIe' tevo vicAra karIne atizaya vinayavALA dhanyakumAre sarva majUrone ghI ApavAno Adeza karyo. A Adezane sAMbhaLIne sarva majUro bahu ja saMtoSa pAmyA ane te badhA dhanasAranI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. A pramANe hakIkata banyA pachI dhanyakumAra atizaya varasAda thavAthI vRkSo jema ullAsAyamAna thAya tevI ja rIte bhojanamAM ghI ApavAnA rasa vaDe potAnA majUrone ullAsAyamAna karIne je rIte AvyA hatA, te raste pAchA svasthAne gayA. bIje divase vanamAM vRkSone navapallavita karavAne jevI rIte vasaMtaRtu Ave tevI rIte potAnA pitA vagerene satkAravA mATe dhanyakumAra pharIthI paNa te taLAva khodAtuM hatuM, tyAM AvyA. AgalA divasanI jema ja dhanasAra zreSThI ane anya sarva majUroe praNAmAdika ucita vinayAdi karyuM. dhanyakumAre paNa eka sthaLethI vRkSanI nIce besIne te vRddhane bolAvyA ane tene pUchyuM, "A traNa tamArA putro ane temanI strIo haMmezAM majUrI kare che ane sarovara khodavAno udyama karIne kleza pAme che. paNa tame to have vRddha thaI gayA cho, chatAM paNa haju sudhI AvI majurI karIne kema zramita thAo cho ? A tamArA dIkarA kevA che ke je tamane AvuM duHkha utpanna karanArI majUrInAM kAryamAMthI nivAratA nathI ?' A sAMbhaLI dhanasAra bolyo, "svAmin ! ame tadana nidhana ane nirAdhAra chIe, kAMIka puNyanA yoge A raLavAno udyama maLyo che, tethI lobhathI parAbhUta thaIne eka rojI vadhAre maLe to sAruM, tevA lobhathI vRddhAvasthAmAM paNa huM majUrI karUM . dAridrayarUpI tApanA nivAraNamAM meghasaMdeza ApanA jevA vAraMvAra kyAM maLe che ? A avasare je kAMI dhana maLaze ane mUDI thaze

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dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM te bhaviSyamAM vyApArAdika kAryamAM upayogamAM Avaze, AvA vicArathI zarIranI darakAra karyA vagara huM paNa majUrI karUM chuM.' dhanyakumAre A sAMbhaLIne jarA hasI sarva majUro tathA te sthaLanA adhikArIne uddezIne te samaye Adeza karyo, juo ! A vRddha puruSa vRddhAvasthAthI jIrNa thaI gayela che, te khodavAnI majUrI karI zake tema nathI, Ama mane lAgavAthI mane tenA upara dayA Ave che, tethI AjathI A DosA pAse koIe kAMI paNa majUrI karAvavI nahi ane rojI to badhAyanI jema sarakhI ApavI.' 'svAmInuM vacana pramANa che.' ema kahIne sarvee temane praNAma karyA. A mujaba vyavasthA karIne dhanyakumAra ghera gayA. tyAra pachI sarve majUro ekaThA thaIne paraspara kahevA lAgyA, 'A vRddha kharekhara puNyazALI lAge che. tenI majUrI mukAvI dIdhI.' 22 trIje divase paNa dhanyakumAra tyAM AvyA ane te ja vRkSanI nIce siMhAsana upara beThA. keTaloka vakhata gayo eTale prathamathI saMketapUrvaka kahI rAkhelA puruSoe drAkSa, akhoDa, khajUra vagere khAdya vastuo dhanyakumAra pAse lAvIne mUkI. dhanasAra to dhanyakumAranAM Agamana vakhate pahelethI tyAM Avela hato ane praNAma karIne pAcho ubho rahyo hato. dhanyakumAre te vRddhane bolAvyA ane kahyuM ke, 'A drAkSAdika khAdya padArtho tame grahaNa karo, kAraNa ke vRddha puruSane AvI komaLa vastuo ja khAvI ThIka paDe che, lokomAM bAlyAvasthA ane vRddhAvasthA sarakhI kahevAya che.' dhanyakumAre A pramANe kahevAthI 'jevo Apano Adeza.' tema kahIne dhanasAre sarva majUro tarapha dRSTi karI. tyAre dhanyakumAra hasIne bolyA, 'zuM A padArtho A sarvene ApavAnI tamArI icchA che ? vRddha puruSane te vAta yogya ja che. je badhA ekaThA rahelA hoya te sarvane ApyA pachI ja levuM, te uttama kuLanI nIti

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100 dhanyakumAra caritra che.' Ama kahIne sarvanI vacce dhanasAranuM uttama kuLa jaNAvyuM. tyArapachI sarve majUrone ane khAsa karIne vRddha majUrone te sUko te mevo Apyo ane tenI upara sarvene tAMbUlAdi ApIne dhanyakumAra potAnA ghera gayA. puNyavaMta puruSone ucita evo mevo khAvAne maLavAthI AnaMda pAmelA majUro ekabIjAne paraspara kahevA lAgyA ke, 'A vRddha mANasa bahu puNyazALI che. oLakhANa nahi chatAM paNa rAjA tene bahumAna Ape che, jevI rIte mahAdevanI pUjAmAM poThiyo paNa pUjAya che, tevI ja rIte A vRddhanA prabhAvathI pUrve kadI nahi khAdhela tevA mevA khAvAno paNa ApaNane prasaMga maLyo.' A rIte sarve majUro paNa te vRddhanI ane tenA sarva kuTuMbIonI AjJAnusAra vartavA lAgyA. dhanyakumAra paNa vRddha pitAnI bhaktinA nimitte ja haMmezAM tyAM AvavA lAgyA ane te ja sthaLe vRkSa nIce besIne koI divasa bora, koI divase jAMbu, koI divasa sAkara mizrita nALiyera, koI divase nAraMgI, aMjIra, pAkI zeraDInA kakaDA, teno rasa, ema judI judI vastuo sarve majUrone ane khAsa karIne potAnA pitA te vRddha ane tenA parivArane savizeSa ApavA lAgyA. eka divasa dhanyakumAre dhanasArane kahyuM, 'tamArAM vastro tadana jIrNa thaI gayAM dekhAya che. dhanasAre pratyuttara Apyo ke, 'mahArAja amArA jevA nirdhanane vastro navAM kyAMthI hoya ? amane te kharca kyAMthI posAya ? vaLI mArA ekane mATe kapaDAM karAvavAthI AkhA parivArane kapaDAM karAvI ApavAM paDe, tethI jema tema jevAM hoya tevAM vastrothI ja calAvIe chIe.' Avo uttara sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAre dhanasAra ane tenA AkhA parivAranA

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dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM 101 strI puruSane paheravA lAyaka vastro apAvyAM ane sarve majUrone paNa ekeka vastra apAvyuM, tethI teo paNa bahu harSa pAmyA ane te vRddhanI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. A rIte haMmezA dhanasAra zreSThInA manane anukULa evA tAMbUla, vastra ane sukhethI khAI zakAya tevA padArtho ApIne dhanyakumAra temano satkAra karatA hatA. anya majUrone paNa yathAyogya ApatA hatA ane bhAI-bhojAI vagereno ya satkAra karatA hatA. chatAM temanA kuTuMbamAMthI dhanyakumAranA puNyano prabhAva vadhI javAthI koI temane oLakhI zakatuM nahotuM.

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10 zatAnikanA rAjakAre eka divase dhanyakumAre vRddhane kahyuM ke, have unALAnI Rtu Ave che, tamArI uMmara vRddha thaI che. divasa pUrNa thatA cakravAka pakSInI jema chAzanA abhAvathI tamane rAtrI aMdhapaNuM prApta thaze." te sAMbhaLI dhanasAra zreSThI bolyA "huM paNa te vAta jANuM chuM, paraMtu amArI pAse gAya vagere Dhora nathI, tethI amane chAza kevI rIte maLe ? gAya vagerenuM rakSaNa karavAmAM kharca paNa bahu thAya che, tethI nidhanano manoratha to aMtaramAM ja samAI jAya che." dhanyakumAre kahyuM, "AvuM dIna vacana tamAre bolavuM nahIM. mAre ghera gAya vagere DhoronuM moTuM ToLuM che ane dUdha vagere puSkaLa thAya che, tethI chAza paNa ghaNI thAya che, mATe he vRddha ! tamAre haMmezAM mArA gherathI chAza maMgAvavI. moTA mANasone paNa chAza levA javAmAM laghutA dekhAtI nathI. tema lokamAM paNa kahevata che. tethI haMmezAM tamArI putravadhUone mAre ghera chAza levAne mATe mokalajo. mArA gharane tamAruM ghara che, temaja gaNajo. kAMI paNa aMtara gaNazo nahi."

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zatAnikanA rAjakAre 103 A sAMbhaLIne moTI kRpA thaI tema kahI dhanasAra potAnA putra paNa atyAre svAmI evA dhanyakumArane khuza karanArA mIThAM vacano bolavA lAgyA. saMsAramAM cAra prasaMgo mAnavone dhikkAranA gaNAya che. te A pramANe, daridratA, mUrkhatA, parAvalaMbI AjIvikA ane kSudhAthI peTanuM durbaLa thavApaNuM, e cAra dhikkAranAM kAraNo che. je koI ati svaccha aMta:karaNavALo mahApuruSa hoya te paNa sudhAthI durbaLa thAya che, tyAre bIjAnuM AdhInapaNuM zodhe che. tyAra pachI dhanyakumAra sarva majUrone ane pitA, baMdhu vagerene savizeSa satkArIne devanA nirdayapaNAne aMtaHkaraNamAM niMdatA potAnA AvAse AvyA. temanA gayA pachI badhA majUro dhanasArane kahevA lAgyA ke, "aho ! tamArA sAnidhyathI ame paNa bahu sukhI thayA chIe." kahyuM che ke, "sArA mANasono paricaya lAbhadAyI bane che." bIjA divasathI dhanasAranI AjJAthI putravadhUo vArApharatI jaLa levAne vAdaLIo jevI rIte samudra pAse jAya, tema chAza levAne mATe dhanyakumAranA ghera javA lAgI. dhanyakumAranI AjJAthI temanA patnI saubhAgyamaMjarI temane haMmezA chAza ApatI hatI. bharathArane vaza thayela strInuM te ja kartavya che. ekavAra dhanyakumAre saubhAgyamaMjarIne kahyuM, "he priye ! traNe vahuone tAre sajjananAM aMtaHkaraNanI jevI svaccha, nirmaLa chAza devI, bahu jADI ApavI nahi, paNa je divase nAnI vahu chAza levA Ave, te divase tene jADI chAza tathA dUdha ApavuM, vaLI madhura vacano vaDe tenI sAthe prIti karavI, tenI sAthe kAMI paNa bheda gaNavo nahi." A rItano patino Adeza prasannacittathI saubhAgyamaMjarIe mAthe caDhAvyo. te divasathI saraLa hRdayathI teNe patinA Adeza pramANe vartana karavA mAMDyuM.

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104 dhanyakumAra caritra je divase subhadrA chAza levA Ave te divase te khuzI thaIne tene dUdha, chAza, pakavAna, khajUra, akhoDa, sItAphaLa vagere khAvAnI vastuo Ape, miSTa vacanothI bolAve ane zarIra kema che ? sAruM che ? ityAdi zarIranA sukha-duHkhanA samAcAra pUche, subhadrA paNa judI judI jAtanA sukhethI khavAya tevA padArtho grahaNa karIne te badhuM potAnA utAre laI jAya ane vRddha evA potAnA sasarAnI AgaLa mUke. vRddha A pramANe lAvelI vastuo joIne subhadrAnI prazaMsA karatA kahe ke, "re putro ! juo, bhAgyavAna putranI A patnI paNa kevI bhAgyazALI che? te puNyavaMta puruSone upabhogamAM levA lAyaka mevA, miThAI vagere khAdya padArtho laIne Ave che. jyAre bIjA divasoe moTI vahuo jAya ane mAtra svaccha jaLanI upamA jevI ja pAtaLI chAza laIne Ave tyAre dhanasAra kahe ke, "AmAM kAMI bIjo vicAra karavA jevo nathI, A moTI vahuoe kAMI laI lIdhuM nathI ane A nAnI vahue kAMI ApyuM ke dIdhuM nathI, paraMtu ahIM bhAgya mAtra ja pramANabhUta che. nasIbamAM hoya te ja maLe evuM zAstra vacana satya che.' - dhanasAra zreSThI A rIte jyAre subhadrAnI prazaMsA kare che, te sAMbhaLIne ISyapUrvaka moTI vahuo bolavA lAgI ke, "A jarjarita DosAe to amArI pAse haMmezA amArA diyaranAM vakhANa karI karIne sarvanA snehamAM bhaMga paDAvyo ane tenI pAse ghara tyajAvyuM, te to nAsIne koI dezAMtaramAM cAlyA gayA che ane temanA samAcAra paNa kAMI maLatA nathI, have A nAnI vahunI pAchaLa lAgyA che, tethI te Doso zuM karaze tenI khabara paDatI nathI." A sAMbhaLI temAMthI eka bolI, "are ! ApaNA sasarA to A nAnI vahu subhadrAne bhAgyazALI kahIne ja vAraMvAra bolAve che, paNa tenuM bhAgyazALIpaNuM kevuM che te sAMbhaLo ! haMmezAM savAre uThIne tarata ja te gadheDInI jema mATI vahe che.

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zatAnikanA rAjadvAre 105 sUryAsta sudhI majUrI karIne peTa bhare che ane rAtre patinA viyogathI thayelA duHkhathI pIDAtI pIDAtI bhUmi upara sUI rahe che. aho ! tenuM A mahAbhAgyazALIpaNuM ! AvuM bhAgyazALIpaNuM to zatrune paNa hazo nahi !" A pramANe paraspara vivAda karatI ane subhadrAnI irSyA karatI te traNe jeThANIo hRdayamAM matsarabhAvane dharavA lAgI. eka divase savAre chAza lAvavA mATe dhanasAra zreSThIe moTI vahune kahyuM ke, "rAjamaMdire jaIne chAza laI Avo !" tyAre teNe javAba Apyo, "huM kAMI chAza levA javAnI nathI. gaI kAle tame amane traNene nibhaMgI kahIne sthApelI che. tethI have tamArI DAhI ane bhAgyazALI vahune ja chAza levA mokalo ! te chAza levA jaze to dahIM, dUdha vagere paNa lAvaze." AvAM sAMbhaLatAM sarvane kheda upaje tevAM vacano te bolavA lAgI. A sAMbhaLI dhanasAre kahyuM, "subhadrA ! tame ja chAza levA jAo. A badhI vahuo sAcuM kahetAM paNa IrSyAthI baLe che, paraMtu tame to tamArA manamAM zAMti rAkhIne sukhethI jAo ane chAza laI Avo. jo sau sarakhA thAya to gharano nirvAha cAle nahi." sasarAjInA A Adezane bahumAnapUrvaka mAthe caDhAvIne subhadrA chAza levA gaI. tene AvatI joIne saubhAgyamaMjarIe pahelethI ja bolAvI ane kahyuM, "bahena ! Ava, Ava, tuM bhale AvI !' A pramANe ziSTAcArapUrvaka paraspara kuzaLa samAcAra pUchIne dahIM, khAMDa vagere vastuo tathA chAza ApIne tene vidAya karI. subhadrA paNa te sarva vastuo laIne potAnA AvAse gaI. te AvI eTale pharIthI paNa vRddhe tenA vakhANa karyA, te sAMbhaLIne traNe jeThANIo IrSyAgnithI vizeSa baLavA lAgI. Ama hamezAM subhadrA ja chAza levA javA lAgI. bIjI koI jatI nathI.

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106 dhanyakumAra caritra eka samaye saubhAgyamaMjarI dUrathI ja vanamAM lAgelA dAvAnaLathI banelI AMbAnA vRkSanI zAkhA jevI zobhArahita subhadrAne chAza levA mATe AvatI joIne vicAravA lAgI ke, "A majUra strI koI paNa uttama kuLamAM janmI hoya tema jaNAya che. kAraNa ke, rUpa, lAvaNya, maryAdA, vinaya, vANI vagerethI tenuM kulInapaNuM ane sukhIpaNuM spaSTa dekhAya che. paraMtu te haMmezanI janmanI duHkhinI hoya tema jaNAtuM nathI, prathama tenI prIti meLavIne pachI huM tene badhuM pUchIza.' A rIte vicAra karIne teNe subhadrAne AdarathI bolAvI. visAmo levA mATe eka sArI mAMcI para besADI, pote paNa najIkanA Asana upara beThI, pachI kuzaLakSemanI vArtA karatAM saubhAgyamaMjarIe pUchyuM, "bahena ! huM ane tuM have bahenapaNI thayAM. jyAre bahenapaNAM thAya che, tyAre pachI parasparamAM aMtara rahetuM nathI,' kahyuM che ke, "devuM, levuM, guhya kahevuM ane pUchavuM, khAvuM ane khavarAvavuM' A cha prItinAM lakSaNo che. tethI jo tArI mArA upara nirmaLa aMta:karaNavALI prIti hoya to mULathI mAMDIne tArI badhI vAta mane kahe, zuM sphaTika jevI cokhkhI bhIMta potAnA aMtaramAM rahelI vastune koI paNa vakhate gopavI zake che ? A pramANe prazna thavAthI suMdara mukhavALI subhadrA lajjAthI nIcuM mukha karIne bolI, "bahena ! mane zuM pUcho cho?' mArA durdevane ja pUcho, karmanA udayathI mArA duHkhanA anubhavanI vArtA kahevAthI saryuM ! UlaTuM mArA duHkhanI vArtA sAMbhaLavAthI tame paNa duHkhI thazo, tethI te vAta na ja kahevI te uttama che. Avo uttara sAMbhaLI saubhAgyamaMjarIe kahyuM, "bahena, tuM kahe che te vAta prItipAtra pAse to kahI zakAya che. vaLI huM paNa jANI zakIza ke mArI sakhIe ATalI sImA sudhInuM du:kha sahana kareluM che. tethI jevuM banyuM hoya tevuM kahe."

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zatAnikanA rAjadvAre 107 saubhAgyamaMjarIno atizaya Agraha thavAthI subhadrAe potAnI pUrva kathA kahevA mAMDI. teNe kahyuM, "bahena ! rAjagRhI nagarImAM gobhadra zreSThIno putra, ke je samasta bhogo bhogavanArAomAM nRpatulya che, jenA samAna A traNa jagatamAM koI paNa bIjo bhogI nathI, jenAM ghera haMmezA suvarNa ratnAdikanAM AbharaNo paNa phUlanI mALAnI jema nirmAlya kUpamAM pheMkI devAmAM Ave che, jenI vAta lokokti dvArA tamArA sAMbhaLavAmAM paNa AvI haze tevA bhAgyazALI zAlibhadranI huM bahena chuM. mArI mAtAnuM nAma bhadrA ane pitAnuM nAma gobhadra zreSThI che. gobhadra zreSThI jevo traNa bhuvanamAM putra upara vAtsalyabhAva darzAvanAra koI pitA nathI. jyAre huM yauvanavaMtI thaI, tyAre mane paraNavA lAyaka jANIne tamArA ja svAmInA jevI AkRti, rUpa ane lakSaNovALA ane lakSmIvaMta tathA tamArA ja bhartAranA nAmavALA, sadbhAgyanI saMpadAnA dhAmatulya, eka vyavahArInA putra sAthe mAro vivAha karyo. te paNa lakSmI sAthe viSNunI jema mArI sAthe paraNyA, pavitra ane premI patinA saMbaMdhathI huM paNa zvasuragRhamAM uttama bhogo bhogavatI rahevA lAgI. huM bahu puNyanA udayathI jato kALa paNa jANatI nahotI." "bahena ! tamArI pAse te sukhanuM huM zuM varNana karuM ? jeNe joyuM ane anubhavyuM hoya te ja te sukha jANI zake tema che. pote anubhaveluM potAnA mukhe varNavavuM te anucita che. Ama keTaloka kALa gayo. mArA patinuM rAjyamAna, temanI kIrti haMmezA vadhavA lAgyA. te joIne temanA traNa moTA baMdhuo IrSyA vaDe baLavA lAgyA. jenI tenI pAse teo mArA patinA asa doSo varNavavA lAgyA. te loko to ulaTA temanI pAse mArA svAmInA guNonuM varNana karIne temanuM moDhuM baMdha karavA lAgyA. Ama thavAthI teo

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108 dhanyakumAra caritra vadhAre ne vadhAre baLatarA karavA lAgyA ane irSyAthI savizeSa khedavALA thaI gayA. anukrame mArA svAmIne kalpanAthI ane iMgita AkArathI A potAnA vaDilabaMdhuonA durbhAvanI khabara paDI, tethI sajjana svabhAvathI teo mane ane sarva lakSmIne tyajIne koI dezAMtaramAM cAlyA gayA. mArA patinA javAM pachI tarata ja temanI sAthe ja temanA puNyathI baMdhAI rahelI lakSmI paNa amArA gherathI cAlI gaI. jyAre taLAvamAM pANI khUTe tyAre temAM ugelI kamalinI kevI rIte rahI zake ? na ja rahI zake. pachI thoDA ja divasamAM ghara badhuM evuM dhana vagaranuM lakSmI rahita thaI gayuM ke gharanAM manuSyone udarapUraNArthe anAja lAvavA jeTalI paNa zakti rahI nahi. AvI sthiti thavAthI amArA gharanAM mANasono nirvAha karavA mATe mArA sasarA rAjagRhIthI nIkaLyA." te vakhate be mArI zokya baheno paNa hatI, eka rAjaputrI ane bIjI zreSThInI putrI. bahAragAma jatAM mArA zvasure te baMnene AjJA karI ke, 'tame tamArA pitAnA ghera jAo, ame hamaNAM paradeza jaIe chIe." A sAMbhaLIne teo to temanA pitAnA ghera gaI. svAmI vagara duHkhI sthitivALA gharamAM koNa rahe ?' tyAra pachI mArA sasarAe mane paNa AjJA karI ke, "tuM paNa tArA pitAnA ghera jA." meM kahyuM ke, "huM mArA pitAnA ghera jaIza nahi, kema ke piyaramAM kSaNe kSaNe thatI zvasura kuTuMbanI niMdA sAMbhaLavAne huM samartha nathI. tethI sukhamAM athavA to duHkhamAM jevI tamArI gati tevI ja mArI paNa gati thaze." A pramANenAM mArAM vacano sAMbhaLIne AdarapUrvaka mane sAthe rAkhIne AkhA kuTuMba sahita mArA sasarA rAjagRhIthI nIkaLyA. ghaNA gAma, pura, nagaramAM rakhaDatAM chevaTe ame ahIM AvyAM. ahIM tamArA svAmI taLAva khodAvAnuM kAma karAve che, tevI vAta

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zatAnikanA rAjadvAre 109 sAMbhaLIne amAro udaranirvAha karavA mATe ame badhAM te kAma karavA rahyAM. have ame taLAva khodIe chIe ne AjIvikA calAvIe chIe. he sakhI ! nirdhana manuSyone peTa bharavA mATe zuM zuM kAryo karavAM paDatAM nathI ?' kahyuM che ke, 'gAMDA thaI gayelA puruSo zuM zuM bolatA nathI' ane nirdhana manuSyo zuM zuM karatAM nathI ? sAte bhayamAM AjIvikA bhaya sarvathI moTo ane dustara che. satya kahyuM che ke jIvatA prANIomAM to rAhu ja eka zreSTha che ke jene muzkelIthI pUrI zakAya tevuM dhikkAravA lAyaka peTa nathI. muzkelIthI pUrI zakAya tevA A udarane mATe mANaso kone kone prArthanA karatA nathI ? konI konI pAse mAthuM namAvatA nathI ? zuM zuM karatA nathI ane zuM karAvatA nathI ! AmAM koIno paNa doSa nathI, doSa mAtra pUrvabhavamAM pramAdavaza jIve karelA karmanA udayano ja che ane te udayane nivAravAne to traNa jagatamAM koI paNa prANI zaktimAna nathI. manuSyomAM jeo ati buddhimAna ane DAhyA hoya teoe navAM karma na bAMdhavAM ane pUrve bAMdhelAM karma udayamAM Ave to samatApUrvaka bhogavIne zubha bhAve nirjarA karavI, bAkI to karmarAjA jema nacAve tema saMsArI jIvane nAcavuM paDe che ! Ama paraspara baMne sakhIo vArtAlApa kare che. tevAmAM potAnI AkRtine gopavIne dhanyakumAra tyAM AvyA, eTale tarata ja baMne sakhIo lajjA ane maryAdA sAcavIne ubhI thaI gaI ane yogya sthaLe jarA dUra ubhI rahI. te samaye dhanyakumAra gobhadra zreSThInI putrI subhadrA tarapha jarA Thapako ApatA hoya tevI rIte joIne bolyA, are pati vinA tuM prANa kema dhAraNa karI zake che ? kAraNa ke pANI sUkAI jAya tyAre kALI jamIna paNa hajAro TukaDAvALI thaI jAya che. teNe kahyuM, 'rAjan ! jevI rIte

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11) dhanyakumAra caritra sUkAI gayelo puSpano lumakho paNa DALI sAthe baMdhAI rahelo hoya to sthira rahI zake che, tevI ja rIte AzArUpI baMdhanathI baMdhAyela mAro AtmA paNa maraNathI rakSita rahI zakyo che. vaLI jevI rIte sUkAI gayelA kamaLomAM paNa bhramara pharIthI vasaMtaRtu Avaze ane A kamaLo pallavita thaze." evI AzAthI vAsa karIne rahe che, tevI ja rIte huM paNa AzAthI jIvitavya dhAraNa karIne rahI chuM. te sAMbhaLI dhanyakumAra bolyA, "he mugdha ! zA mATe yauvana nakAmuM gumAve che ? manuSyajIvanano sAra mAtra yauvana vaya ja che ane te to tuM nakAmuM gumAvI de che.' kahyuM che ke, hAthamAM rahela tAMbUla khAdhA vagara DAhyA mANase koI divasa sUkAI javA devuM nahi ! vaLI dUra dezAMtaramAM gayela tArA patinA punaH AgamananI AzA rAkhavI, te paNa vRthA che. jo tuM tene vahAlI hota to te kAMIka saMketAdika karIne paNa tArI pAse Avata, paNa te to kAMcaLI mUkI daIne jevI rIte sarpa cAlyo jAya, tevI rIte gherathI udvigna thayelo ghara choDIne cAlyo gayo haze, tethI tenI pAchA AvavAnI AzA vyartha che, tethI vyartha saMkalpa vikalponI jALa choDI daIne mane pati tarIke svIkAra, A jagatamAM durlabha evA bhogo bhogava, gayelI uMmara pAchI pharIthI AvatI nathI, tethI mane pati tarIke svIkArIne A durdazAmAM paDelI tArI kAyAnuM rakSaNa kara, bhogo bhogavI zarIrane tRpta kara. AvAM vajapAta tulya dhanyakumAranAM vacano sAMbhaLIne bhayabhrAMta thayelI subhadrAe be hAtho vaDe kAnane DhAMkI dIdhA ane pachI bolI, "are durbuddhi ! zuM tame kuLavAna strIonI rIta koI paNa divasa sAMbhaLI nathI ? ke jethI AvuM adhama vacana bolo cho ?' kahyuM che ke, "uttama evA dhatUrAnI be ja gati che, kAM to

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zatAnikanA rAjakAre 11 1 zivanA mAthA upara te caDhe che athavA to bhoMya upara paDIne teno vinAza thAya che. A ja pramANe vimaLa evA uttama kuLamAM thayela suMdarIonAM zarIranI paNa be ja gati thAya che. kAM to tene patinA zarIrano sparza thAya che athavA to agni teno nAza kare che. tethI te kAmarUpI rAhu grahathI prasAyela ! tame nAmathI to dhanya ema kahevAo cho. paNa guNathI to adhanya ho tema ja lAge che. ghaNA ghaNA mANasonA nAyaka thaIne tame lokavirUddha AvAM vAkyo kema bolo cho ? maMgaLa graha paNa nAmathI maMgaLa che, paNa vakragatimAM Avyo hoya to manuSyane amaMgaLano karanAra thAya che, tethI nAmathI rAjI thavuM te nakAmuM che, paNa guNathI rAjI thavuM te ja sArthaka che. "mahArAja ! kharekhara tame parastrIsaMgamanA AvA abhilASathI vaibhava ane yazakIrtithI jarUra bhraSTa thazo. kAraNa ke sarpanA mastaka uparano maNi grahaNa karavAno abhilASa karanAra koNa sukhI thayo che? mArA ziyaLano lopa karavA to indra paNa zaktimAna nathI, to tame koNa mAtra cho? vaDavAnala agnine bujhavavA jyAre samudra paNa zaktimAna thayo nahi, to pachI moTo parvata zuM karI zakanAra hato? tethI nakAmA kuvicAro paDatA mUkIne suzIlapaNAne-sajjanapaNAne ja Acaro." jevI rIte pApAMkano nAza thavAthI cetanAnI ati vizuddha dazA prApta thatAM kaivalyajJAnanI prApti thAya che, tevI ja rIte te subhadrAnuM ati vizuddha cAritra joIne dhanyakumAra aMtaHkaraNamAM atizaya AnaMda pAmyA. tyAra pachI atizaya harSita thayelA dhanyakumAra zAMta ane madhura vANI vaDe subhadrAne kahevA lAgyA ke, "he bhadra ! parastrIno lolupI nathI, tethI tAre mArI bilakula bhIti rAkhavI nahi." Avo vArtAlApa mAtra vacana dvArA tArA sattvanI parIkSA

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1 1 2 dhanyakumAra caritra mATe ja karyo hato, tethI je kAMI loka virUddha ane duHkha lAge tevuM mArAthI bolAyuM hoya, tenI tAre kSamA karavI. tuM kharekhara dhanya che. kAraNa ke AvI adhama sthitimAM paNa tuM tAruM vrata akhaMDa rIte rakSaNa karIne rahelI cho, paraMtu huM tane eka prazna pUchuM chuM ke, "tuM tArA svAmIne kevI rIte oLakhI zakIza ? dRSTi vaDe jovA mAtrathI, agara tenA zarIra uparanA ke, avayava uparanA masa, tilaka, Avarta vagere lAMchanothI ? ke kevI rIte tuM tArA svAmIne oLakhIza ?" dhanyakumArano A prazna sAMbhaLI subhadrA bolI, je koI mArA gharamAM banelA ane bIjAe nahi jANelA tevA pUrve anubhavelA phuTa saMketone kahI zake te ja mAro prANanAtha svAmI che, temAM jarA paNa zaMkA nathI. te sAMbhaLI dhanyakumAra bolyA, 'tyAre tuM eka vAta sAMbhaLa! dakSiNa dizAmAM AvelA pratiSThAna nagarathI dhanasAra vyavahArInA putra dhanyakumAre potAnA traNe bhAIoe karelA phlezathI udvigna manavALA thaIne dezAMtara mATe prayANa karyuM, lamI upArjana karI kharcA ane tema karatAM karatAM rAjagRhI nagarImAM AvyA, tyAM prabaLa puNyanA udayathI traNa kanyAo sAthe pANigrahaNa karyuM ane vANijyakaLAnI kuzaLatAthI aneka koTI dravya upArjana karyuM. A pramANe keTaloka kALa vyatIta thayA pachI zalya sahita, lakSmI rahita ane zobhA rahita potAnA bAMdhavone AvelA joIne sUryanI jema nirvikArI cittavALA teNe te sarvane lakSmIvAna karyA. pharIthI paNa tyAM kuTuMbakalaha joIne bhagnacittavALA thaI varasAda joIne kalahaMsa jema mAnasa sarovaramAM kamaLanA samUhamAM cAlyo jAya, tema te kumAra rAjagRhIne tyajIne lakSmIthI bharelA A nagaramAM AvyA. A mArUM kaheluM satya che ke nahi ?'

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113 zatAnikanA rAjadvAre A sAMbhaLI subhadrAe bahu buddhizALI hovAthI mULathI ja badho vRttAMta jANIne tarata ja potAnA patine dhanyakumArane oLakhyA ane lajjAthI mauna dhAraNa karIne nIcuM mukha karIne te ubhI rahI. pativratA strIonI lAMbA viraha pati maLatAM tevI ja sthiti thAya che. saubhAgyamaMjarI paNa potAnA patino janmathI vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne ane subhadrA sAtheno potAno sapatnI saMbaMdha jANIne cittamAM atizaya camatkAra pAmI ane vicAravA lAgI, Aje mAro saMdeha bhAMgyo, paranArI sahodara mArA pati A strIne zA kAraNathI dUdha, dahIM vagere khAdya padArtho apAve che ? vaLI tenI sAthe sakhIpaNuM karavAno mane Adeza zA mATe kare che? evo mane saMdeha thato hato, e sarvanuM kAraNa Aje meM barobara jANyuM. moTA puruSone potAnI strI upara Avo ja prema hoya che ane te ayogya ke ayukta nathI !' te samaye dhanyakumAra tathA saubhAgyamaMjarIe dAsIo dvArA subhadrAnAM jIrNa vastro ane khoTAM AbhUSaNo dUra mUkAvI dIdhAM, snAna majjanAdika karAvyuM, vividha deza ane nagarathI AvelA uMcI jAtanAM ujvaLa rezamI vastro paherAvyAM ane uMcA bhadrAsana upara tene besADI. tenI te rItanI zobhAthI saMpUrNa caMdra vaDe rAtrI zobhe tema te gRhasvAminI zobhavA lAgI. A bAju ghaNo samaya thayo to paNa subhadrA pAchI AvI nahi, tethI dhanasAra potAnI patnI dhanavatI sAthe vicAravA lAgyA, "koI divasa subhadrA eka kSaNamAtra paNa ghara bahAra rahetI nathI ke koI sthaLe rokAtI nathI, Aje zuM kAraNa banyuM haze ke te haju paNa pAchI AvI nathI ? uttama kuLamAM utpanna thayela strIo patinuM ghara choDIne bIjAnAM ghera eka kSaNamAtra rahetI nathI. vaLI pRthvI upara jaMgama kalpavRkSa tulya zrI dhanya

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114 dhanyakumAra caritra mahArAja prANa jAya to paNa dharmanI nItine ullaMghe tevA nathI. suvarNamAM zyAmatA koI divasa AvatI ja nathI athavA to dhanADhya mANasonI manovRtti bahu viSama hoya che ane kAmadevanI AjJA ullaMghavI muzkela che. nipuNa puruSa paNa te vakhate gAMDo thaI jAya che. sajjana paNa durjana thaI jAya che. kahyuM che ke, kAmacaMDALa bahu nirdaya che. te paMDitone paNa atizaya pIDA kare che. vaLI kadApi dhanyarAjAnI mati bhraSTa thaI hoya, to paNa subhadrA mahAsatI che, te koI divasa ziyaLavrata choDe tevI nathI, paNa ApaNane zuM khabara paDe ? kadAca baLAtkArathI rokI hoya athavA to baMnenI vRtti kharAba thaI hoya, kharekhara A bAbatamAM vAyue caLAvela dhvajAnA cheDAnI mAphaka kAMIka paNa viparIta to banyuM lAge che !' Ama zaMkArUpI zaMkuthI vIMdhAyelA aMtaHkaraNavALA te zreSThIe potAnA Dila putra dhanadevanI strIne kahyuM, 'vatse ! tuM dhanyarAjanA ghera jaIne joI Ava ke subhadrAne kema ahIM AvatAM vilaMba thayo che ? koNe tene vacce rokI rAkhI che ?' potAnA zvasura dhanadevanA AdezathI dhanadevanI patnI chAza levAnuM bhAjana hAthamAM laIne dhanyakumArane gRhAMgaNe gaI ane tyAM rahelA manuSyone teNe pUchyuM, 'amArI derANIne chAza levA mATe ahIM mokalI hatI, te ahIM AvI che ke nahi ?' A pramANe teNe pUchyuM paNa guhya vAta saMpUrNa nahi jANanArA dhanyanA mANasoe javAba Apyo ke, 'aho ! tenA to mahAna bhAgyano udaya thayo. te to gRhasvAminI thaIne aMtaHpuramAM rahelI che.' AvuM azrAvya karNakaTu vacana sAMbhaLIne ciMtA, duHkha, bhaya, vismaya vagerenA mizraNathI duHkhita aMtaHkaraNavALI te prathama javAnI Teva hovAthI mahelanI aMdara gaI. tyAM dUrathI ja

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zatAnikanA rAjadvAre 115 subhadrAnI apUrva sthiti joIne tarata ja pAchI vaLI ane potAnA sthAne AvIne sarvanI AgaLa jevuM joyuM hatuM tevuM teNe kahyuM. te sAMbhaLI badhA dhanasArane Thapako ApavA lAgyA, 'are ! AmAM tamArI bhUla che. kAraNa ke, dUdha, dahIMnA lobhathI tame ja tene haMmezAM mokalatA hatA. bIjI vahuo svaccha pANI jevI chAza lAvatI tene tame nirbhAgI ane mUrkha gaNatA hatA ane A subhadrAne puNyavaMtI, DAhI ane bhAgyazALI gaNatA hatA.' kAraNa ke te bahu uttama chAza ane khAdya padArtho lAvatI hatI, paNa tame eTaluM na vicAryuM ke eka majUranI strIne ati AdarapUrvaka dahIM, dUdha ane uttama khAdya padArtho zA kAraNathI te Ape che ? tenI sAthe pUrvano kAMI paricaya nahoto ke koI jAtano saMbaMdha nahoto, jo vRddhanI anukaMpAthI ja sarva vastuo ApatA hoya to pachI badhI vahuone te zA mATe na Ape ? tema to banyuM nathI, subhadrAne ja te sArUM ApatA hatA, tethI buddhizALI sUkSma dRSTivALAne to tarata ja mAlUma paDe ke AmAMthI kAMI paNa khAsa kAraNa hovuM ja joIe. mATe pahelethI ja manamAM vicAra karIne yathAyogya karyuM hota to AvuM viparIta pariNAma kadI Avata nahi, rUpALI ane yauvanayukta strIone rAjakuLamAM bahu javuM AvavuM ayukta ja che. te vAta to sarva mANaso sArI rIte jANe che, 'ati paricayathI avajJA ja thAya che.' te lokokti paNa tame gaNakArI nahi, tethI A bAbatamAM tamArI moTI mUrkhAI che. potAnA putra dhanadeva Adi sarvano A pramANe Thapako sAMbhaLIne dhanasArane mAthA para moTA vajrano jANe ghA paDyo hoya tevuM duHkha thayuM ane te nizceSTa thaIne bhUmi upara paDyo. keTaloka kALa gayA pachI cetanA AvI tyAre nizvAsa mUkato ane mAthuM dhUNAvato dhanasAra zreSThI bolyo, 'hA daiva zIlanA nAza vaDe A

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116 dhanyakumAra caritra subhadrAe amArA niSkalaMkita vaMzane kalaMkita karyo ! eka to paradezamAM paribhramaNa ane bIjI nirdhanatA, tethI ahIM ApaNI vAta koIpaNa sAMbhaLaze nahi. trIjuM dAjhayA upara DAma ane kSata upara kSAranI jema lokonI niMdA, A traNe agni kevI rIte sahana thaze ? dAridrayAdikanuM duHkha mane pIDA karatuM nathI, ke jevI pIDA A duSTa cAritravALI putravadhUnuM mAThuM kRtya kare che, te AvI duzcAritrI haze tevuM meM kadI svapnamAM paNa jANyuM nathI. are teNe kevuM mAThuM kAma karyuM ? are ! mArI A vRddhAvasthAmAM mArA dhoLAmAM dhULa nAMkhI !" vRddha dhanasAra A rIte vilApa karato hato. tyAre temane udezIne moTA putra dhanadevanI strI dhanazrIe kahyuM, "A to tamArI bahu DAhI, bhAgyazALI, vinayavALI putravadhU che ke jenA tame haMmezA vakhANa karatA hatA ane bIjI sarvanI niMdA karIne tamArI jIbha sUkAI jatI hatI, paNa have tenuM DahApaNa, bhAgyazALIpaNuM vagere badhuM teNe spaSTa batAvI dIdhuM ! potAnA AtmAne teNe to sukhethI vilAso bhogavato karyo, have emAM zoka zo karavo ? ame to mUkha, bhAgyahIna, nirguNI chIe, amane evuM karatAM AvaDyuM ja nahi, tethI duHkhe peTa bharatAM ahIM gharamAM ne gharamAM ja paDyA rahIe chIe, te bahu guNavALI ane catura kharI ke rAjapatnI thaIne rAjabhavanamAM beThI ! A vAta kSata upara kSAranI jevAM vahuonAM vacano sAMbhaLIne baLatA aMta:karaNavALA dhanasArane zuM karavuM ? tenI sUjha paDI nahIM ane te vicAravA lAgyo, "have huM kyAM jAuM ? kone pUchuM? zuM karuM kone kahuM ? nirdhana evo mAro pakSa paNa koNa karaze ?' Ama dimUDha banI zUnya cittavALo te beTho hato, tevAmAM tenA hRdayamAM eka vicAra utpanna thayo ke, "ahIM mAro pakSa kare tevo mAro saMbaMdhI to koI

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zatAnikanA rAjakAre 117 paNa nathI, paNa mArI jJAtivALA vyavahArIyAo ahIM ghaNA vase che, temanI pAse jaI temane badhI vAta karuM. teo svajAtinA abhimAnathI mAro pakSa jarUra karaze. kAraNa ke tiryaMco paNa potAnI jAtino pakSapAta kare che.' A vicAra karIne devathI baLela te dhanasAra kauzAMbI nagarImAM je sthaLe moTA vyApArIonI dukAno hatI, tevA cauTAmAM gayo ane tyAM rahelA vyApArIo pAse atizaya dInatA dekhADatAM teNe potAno vRttAMta banyo hato, te ane potAnA duHkhanI sarva hakIkata teone kahI saMbhaLAvI. dhanasAre kahelI hakIkata sAMbhaLIne moTA vyApArIoe kahyuM ke, "A vAta to tadana asaMbhavita che, na bane tevI ja che. kAraNa ke A dhanyarAjAe koI paNa vakhata anyAya karyo hoya tevuM sAMbhaLyuM nathI. vaLI AbAla, gopAla sarvemAM dhanyarAjAnuM paranArI sahodara AvuM birUda suprasiddha che, tethI te AvuM kare te kevI rIte saMbhAvya gaNAya ?" - tyAra pachI te samaju vyApArIo paraspara vicAra karavA lAgyA ke, "A vRddha mANasa khoTuM bolato hoya tema dekhAtuM nathI, kAraNa ke A vRddha aMtaraMganA duHkhanI jvAlAthI tapelo bole che, tethI te je bole che te satya hoya tema jaNAya che. A vRddha ati duHkhathI duHkhita thayelo jaNAya che, nahi to AvuM rAjya virUddha asatya jAhera rastA upara bolavAnI hiMmata kema kare ? aMtaranA dAha vagara A pramANe bolI zakAya ja nahi, tethI A sAco che tema to lAge che." Ama paraspara vicAra thavAthI te sarve vaNikone zuM karavuM ? tenI kAMI samajaNa paDI nahi. tethI teo dhanasArane kahevA lAgyA, "bhAI ! ame AmAM zuM karI zakIe ? jo bIjA koInI vAta hota to to rAjyanA adhikArIo pAse jaIne kaheta, paNa A vAta to rAjyanA

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1 18 dhanyakumAra caritra adhikArIo pAse jaIne kahIe to teo paNa mAne nahi," teo sAmo upAlaMbha Ape ke, "zuM tamArI buddhi nAza pAmI gaI che ke AvuM bolo cho?' tethI A to mahAna Apatti AvI paDelI che. ame tamAruM du:kha sAMbhaLavAne paNa zaktimAna nathI, tethI ame to ema vicArIe chIe ke je thavAnuM hoya te bhale thAo. paNa dhanyarAjA khoTI nIti Acare tevA nathI, paraMtu amane vicAra thAya che ke, Aje teNe eka raMkanI strIne rokI rAkhI. kAle vaLI bIjAnI rokI rAkhe to zuM thAya? jo koI duSTa rAjA hoya to te prajAnI dhanAdika vastuo laI jAya che, paNa koInI strIne laI jatA nathI. AvI mahA anIti jo te kare to pachI gAmamAM koNa raheze ?' dhanasAranI sAthe AvI vAta karIne te sarve ekaThA thaI nirNaya karIne dhanyakumAranA rAjabhavanamAM gayA ane dhanyakumArane praNAmAdi karIne yathAsthAne te sarve beThA. te badhA bhayathI kaMpatA hatA. chevaTe ghaNA vakhata sudhI vicAra karyA pachI teo bolyA, "svAmin ! jevI rIte sUryodaya thayo hoya tyAre aMdhakArano prabhAva raheto nathI ane kadI raheze paNa nahi, moTA samudramAMthI koI dhULa uDatI dekhAtI nathI ane dekhAze paNa nahi, caMdramAM koI divasa uSNatA ApanAra thayo nathI ane koI vakhata thaze paNa nahi, tevI ja rIte ApanA jIvanamAM koI divasa paNa ame anIti joI nathI ane jovAze paNa nahi, evI amane AbAla-vRddha sarvane pratIti che. Ama chatAM paNa dhanasAra Aja savAre A pramANe amArI pAse pokAra karato Avyo ke, "mArI putravadhUne rAjAe rokI lIdhI che. A tenI vANI sAMbhaLIne ame koIe paNa te vAta mAnI nathI, paraMtu duHkhArta evA A vRddha puruSanuM duHkha joIne amane sarvane kSobha thayo ke amArA svAmI kalpAMte paNa AvuM kare ja nahi, paNa ApanA koI sevaka puruSe ApanA jANatAM agara to ajANatAM ja A dhanasAranI putravadhUne rokI rAkhI haze? tethI he svAmin! dhanasAranA

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zatAnikanA rAjadvAre 119 AgrahathI ame A bAbatanI tapAsa karavAnI Apane vijJapti karIe chIe. tene zA aparAdhathI rokavAmAM AvI che te koI jANatuM nathI. A vRddha garIbanI putravadhUno jo kAMI aparAdha thayo hoya to paNa tene kSamA ApIne A mahAjananI zobhA Apa vadhAro ane tenI putravadhUne Apa choDI mUko. A bAbatamAM Apane bahu vijJApanA zuM karIe ? Apa ja yukta ane ayuktanA vicAromAM kuzaLa cho. ApanI pAse amArI buddhi kaI gaNatarImAM che ? tethI so vAtanI eka ja vAta kahIe chIe ke kRpA karIne A vRddha paradezI nirdhana puruSanI putravadhUne Apa pAchI Apo.' mahAjananA samUhanI A vAta sAMbhaLIne jarA smita karIne te sAMbhaLyuM na sAMbhaLyuM, tema karIne bIjA tarapha najara pheravI bIjAnI sAthe vAto karatAM anyokti dvArA tiraskAra sUcavanAra ane garbhita krodhayukta vAkyo dvArA dhanyakumAra kahevA lAgyA, "are bhAI ! hamaNAM A nagaramAM ghaNA mANaso bahu vAcALadoDha DAhyA thaI gayA che. satyAsatyanI vAta samajyA vinA vANI vaDe pArakAnAM gharanI vAto karIne tRpti pAmanArA jema tema vacano bole che, paNa durjanono evo svabhAva ja che." kahyuM che ke, durjano potAnA moTA guphA jevAM chidro paNa joI zakatA nathI ane eka nAnA rekhA jevaDA paNa paranAM chidrone jue che." paNa te sarvane huM jANuM chuM, oLakhuM chuM. hamaNAM tevA sarvane zikSA karavAne ughukta thayo chuM. vadhAre zuM kahuM ? Ama karavAthI sAruM ja thaze, paNa AmAM temano doSa nathI, mAro ja doSa che. kAraNa ke meM nagarajanone AvI vAto karatAM sAMbhaLyA chatAM paNa AMkha ADA kAna karIne mukta rAkhyA che, tethI ja teo atizaya unmatta thaI gayA che. have thoDA ja divasamAM A sarva unmatta thaI gayelAone huM saraLa-sIdhA karI daIza.

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dhanyakumAra caritra AvI tiraskAra garbhita vANI sAMbhaLIne iMgita AkArathI A bAbata dhanyakumArane 'arUcikara' che, tema jANIne te sarve bhayabhIta thayA ane khuzAmatanAM vacano bolIne te dhIme dhIme uThIne rAjyadvAranI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. dhanasAra paNa temanI sAthe bahAra Avyo ane teonA agresarane kahevA lAgyo ke, 'tame sarve to uThI uThIne tamArA ghara tarapha cAlavA mAMDyA, paNa have mArA kAryanuM zuM ?' 120 te samaye te badhA dhanasAra tarapha krodhapUrvaka joIne uttara devA lAgyA, 'are pahelAM teM ja svayameva tArUM kArya bagADyuM ane have amArI pAse zuM pokAra karavA Avyo che ? jevuM teM kAma karyu tevuM kArya koI mUrkha paNa kare nahi, kAraNa ke haMmezAM teM tArI rUpavaMtI, yuvAna putravadhUne chAza lAvavA mATe rAjyadarabAramAM zA mATe mokalI ? moTA kAma vinA vyApArI puruSane paNa rAjyadvAre javuM yogya nathI. strIne to rAjyadvAre sarvathA javuM ayukta ja che, te zuM tuM nahoto jANato ? zuM tAre mATe ame paNa saMkaTamAM paDIe ? to paNa je amArAthI thaI zake tevuM hatuM te to ame karyuM. rAjAe te vAta svIkArI nahi temAM ame zuM karIe ? AmAM tArA karmano ja doSa che, tethI have ame kAMI jANatA nathI, tane dhyAna pahoMce, ThIka lAge tema kara.' Ama kahIne te sarve potapotAnAM ghera gayA. pArakAne mATe potAnAM mAthe koNa kleza vahore ? temanA gayA pachI dhanasAra paNa pAcho vaLyo ane vicAravA lAgyo ke, 'have je thavAnuM hoya te thAo. eka vakhata dhanyarAjA pAse jaIne huM ja pukAra karUM. aMtaramAM rahelAM AMsuo bahAra kADhuM, te kadAca roSe bharAze to mane zuM karaze ? te mane mAravA icche to bhale mArI nAMkhe, prAyaH marI gayela jevo huM thaI gayelo ja chuM, have jIvavAthI mAre zuM vizeSa che ?' Avo chevaTe vicAra karIne te

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zatAnikanA rAjakAre 121 dhanasAra zreSThI dhanyakumAranA rAjabhavanamAM gayo ane gokhamAM beThelA dhanyakumAra pAse jaIne moTe svare kahevA lAgyo ke, "he mahAbhAgyazALI he rAjan ! mArI putravadhUne choDI do, mArI putravadhUne tame zA kAraNathI rokI rAkhI che? Apa AvA samartha cho, chatAM amArA jevA rAMkane zA mATe Ama duHkha do cho ?' Ama bhayanI darakAra karyA vagara niHzaMkapaNe te potAnI putravadhUne yAce che, tevAmAM dhanyakumAra potAnI bhRkuTInI saMjJAthI sevakone kahevA lAgyA, "A vRddha puruSa zuM mAge che ? te je kAMI mAge te gharamAM laI jaIne tene Apo.' te sAMbhaLI sevako bolyA, "re vRddha, gharamAM cAlo. ame tamane tamArI putravadhU tyAM ApIzuM." A pramANe kahIne dhanasArane gharanI aMdara laI gayA, dhanyakumAra paNa pAchaLa tarata ja gharamAM AvyA ane ekadama pitAne namaskAra karyo, namaskAra karIne mastaka upara hAtha joDIne bolyA, "Apa pUjya pitAzrIe bALakanA capaLatArUpa avaguNonI kSamA karavI." amRta tulya, dhanyakumAranI vAta sAMbhaLIne putradarzanathI akalpita evo manoratha acAnaka phaLavAthI, AnaMdanA ubharAthI jANe ke dabAI gayo hoya tevo dhanasAra AnaMdathI pUrNa dekhAvA lAgyo. A vAta satya kahI che ke, "samudra pUrNacaMdranA darzanathI kema ubharAI na jAya ? ubharAya ja. tyAra pachI bahumAna ane bhaktipUrvaka sarva duHkhathI rahita thayelA potAnA pitAne gharanI aMdara laI jaIne tyAM temane besADIne pharIthI pAchA AvIne gokhamAM beThA ane Ama tema jovA lAgyA." teTalAmAM duHkhanA klezathI tapta thayelI ane thAkI gayelI potAnI mAtA zIlavatIne patine zodhavA mATe AvatI dhanyakumAre

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122 dhanyakumAra caritra joI. te rAjyadvAra pAse AvI ane dhanyakumArane gokhamAM beThelA joIne viSAdapUrvaka manamAM te bolavA lAgI, "re dUra karmanA karanAra ! jo pavitra AcAravALI mArI putravadhUne tuM choDI deto nathI, to jA tenI sAthe tuM paNa khADAmAM jaIne paDa. rUSTamAna ke tuSTamAna thayelo tuM zuM karavAno hato ? paNa mArA vRddha uMmaranA patine pAcho Apa. te strInI pAchaLa to dhULa khAIne tuM paNa maraNa pAmaje ne jeNe kuLanI lAja mUkI te putravadhUnuM mAre kAMI kAma nathI. tamArUM kareluM pApa tame ja bhogavazo.' AvA atyaMta viSAdayukta vacanone bolatI potAnI mAtAne dhanyakumAre pahelAMnI mAphaka sevakone Adeza karIne tene gharamAM bolAvarAvI ane pAchaLa pote jaIne mAtAnA caraNayugalane praNAma karIne potAnI oLakhANa ApI. te paNa potAnA putra dhanyakumArane oLakhIne aMtaHkaraNamAM atizaya AnaMda pAmI. dhanyakumAre bahumAnapUrvaka potAnA mAtApitAnAM aMga ane vastrAdikanI zuddhi karAvI, temanI sArI rIte bhakti karIne temane gharamAM bahumAnapUrvaka rAkhyAM. pharI dhanyakumAra gokhamAM jaIne beThA. te vakhate teonA dhanasAra Adi traNe bhAIo mA-bApanI tapAsa karavA ane zuddhi meLavavA tyAM AvyA. AyuSyamAna dhanyakumAre Amatema bhaTakatA teone joIne sevako dvArA AvAsamAM bolAvarAvyA ane pote paNa temanI pAse jaIne namaskAra karyA. tyAra pachI vastra, AbharaNa ane tAMbUlAdikathI temano satkAra karIne saguNane zarIranI aMdara dAkhala kare tevI rIte potAnA AvAsanA aMdaranA bhAgamAM temane dhanyakumAra laI gayA ane AnaMdita karyA. tyAra pachI keTaloka samaya vItyo eTale te traNe bhAIonI dhanazrI Adi strIo, sAsu, sasarA

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zatAnikanA rAjadvAre 123 tathA potAnA svAmInI tapAsa karavA AvI ane dhanyakumAre dUrathI temane AvatI joI. teone joIne dhanyakumAre vicAra karyo ke, traNe mArI bhAbhIoe ati zuddha ane pavitra evI mArI patnIne khoTAM dUSaNo ApI niMdA karI tene herAna karI che, ghaNAM mAThAM vacano saMbhaLAvyAM che ane tenI hIlanA karIne halakI pADI che, tethI emane thoDIka zikSA karUM to ThIka.' Ama vicAra karI bhrakuTInI saMjJA vaDe dvAramAM ubhelA dvArapAlone Adeza karyo ane rAjyadvAramAM praveza karatI te traNeyane aTakAvI. parvatoe aTakAveluM nadInuM pANI jema cAre tarapha chUTuM thaIne vikharAI jAya che. tevI rIte te strIo paNa rAjyadvAranI bahAra rahIne Amatema bhaTakavA lAgI. A pramANe teo Akho divasa bhaTakyA karI, paNa rAjyadvAramAM teonAthI praveza thaI zakyo nahi. dhanyakumAra dUrathI ja temane jotAM daravAjo saMbhALanArA dvArapAlone teone nahi praveza karavA devAnI saMjJA karIne AvAsanI aMdaranA bhAgamAM gayA. sAMja thaI tyAre nirAza thaIne duHkhI thayelI teo zokArta thaI viSAda pAmIne potAnI jhuMpaDIe jaI vilApa karavA lAgI ke, 'he pRthvImAtA ! amAro nAza thAya te mATe tuM amane jagyA Apa, A jagyAmAM du:khadAvAnaLathI vivaza thayelI ame khADAmAM paDIne maraNa pAmIe. have amAro abaLAno koI paNa AdhAra nathI ke jenA Azraye rahIne ame jIvIe.' Ama vilApa karatI Ama tema paDatI AkhaDatI aneka mAThAM vikalpothI potAnAM aMtaHkaraNane kaluSita karatI ati duHkhI evI teoe te rAtrI seMkaDo rAtrInI jema kaSTathI pasAra karI.

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124 dhanyakumAra caritra koI rIte savAra thatAM teo paraspara vicAra karavA lAgI ke, "have ApaNe kuLanI lAja tyajIne kauzAMbInA rAjA pAse tenI sabhAmAM jaIne pokAra karIe, kAraNa ke, "durbaLa ane anAtha sarvenuM Azraya sthAna rAjA che. A rIte vicAra karI lajjAne tyajIne zatAnika rAjAnI sabhAmAM teo gaI, kAraNa ke mahAna vipattinA samaye strIomAM dhIraja kevI rIte rahe ? sabhAmAM AvelI ane pokAra karatI strIone rAjAe joI, tethI bhUphaTInI saMjJA vaDe teNe sabhAjanone pUchyuM, "A strIo kayA duHkhanA kAraNe pokAra kare che ? temanuM duHkha temane pUchIne tenuM rahasya nivedana karo." rAjAnI AjJA thavAthI sabhAjano teone pAse jaIne te dhanazrI Adine pUchavA lAgyA, 'tamAre zuM duHkha che ? kAMI moTuM duHkha hovuM joIe, nahi to jeno pati hoya tevI strIo rAjyAre koI divasa AvatI nathI, tamArA svAmI to jIvatA che, chatAM tamane tevuM zuM moTuM duHkha AvI paDyuM che, ke jethI tamAre Aje rAjadvAramAM AvavuM paDyuM ? tamAruM je kAMI duHkha hoya te vistArathI amane jaNAvo. tamArA du:khanI hakIkata sAMbhaLIne ame te vAta zatAnika rAjAne jaNAvIzuM ane teo tamArA duHkhanuM nivAraNa karaze. amArA svAmI paraduHkhabhaMjana ane tevA kAryamAM rasika che." sabhyajanonA AvA zabdo sAMbhaLIne teo bolI, "are ! ame paradezI chIe, pahelAM amArA gharamAM atula ne akhaMDa sukha hatuM, daive amArI AvI mAThI sthiti karI nAMkhI, ame duHkhamAM AvI caDyAM, kAraNa ke karmanI gati akathya che. amArA sasarA sAthe amArA gAmamAMthI ATha mANaso vyApAra mATe nIkaLyA hatA. badhe pharatAM bhaTakatAM 'vatsadezanA rAjA prajAne putranI jema pALe che. vaLI jeo nirdhana

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125 zatAnikanA rAjakAre hoya teone AjIvikAnAM ghaNAM sAdhano tyA maLe che. dUra dezathI AvelA mANaso paNa tyAM sukhethI AjIvikA calAvI zake che. vaLI te dezamAM atizaya sukALa sadA varta che." AvI tamArA rAjyanI prasiddhi lokonA mukhethI sAMbhaLIne amArA sasarA AkhA kuTuMba sahita ahIM AvyA. jevI lokomAM vAto sAMbhaLI hatI, te karatAM paNa vadhAre zreSTha A nagara joyuM. tyArabAda pAse, nagaranA svAmI dhanyarAjA sarovara khodAve che, tyAM jaIne sarovara khodavAnuM kArya AjIvikA mATe ame zarU karyuM, Ama kahIne teoe pUrvano sarva banI gayelo prasaMga te lokonI samakSa vistArathI kahyo. sabhAjanoe badhI vAta sAMbhaLI tevI rAjA pAse nivedana karI. rAjA paNa AvI asaMbhavita vAto sAMbhaLIne vismayatApUrvaka haju to cittamAM vicAro karatA hatA. tevAmAM te strIo pharIvAra bolavA lAgI, "he mahArAja ! sevakajano upara vAtsalyarUpI amRtanA kuMpAo DhoLanArA Apa ja amArA viyogAgnithI baLelA manarUpI udyAnane zAMta karavA zaktimAna cho. zuM te dhanyarAjAe amArI derANInA mohathI amArA sasarA vagere pAMca jaNAne mRtyu pamADyA haze ? agara te durbuddhivALAe jIvatAM ja zuM teone kArAgRhamAM pUrI dIdhA haze ? te sarvanI Apa tapAsa karAvo. dhanyarAjAe rokelA amArA kuTuMbane Apa kRpA karIne choDAvo. hAthInA moDhAmAM Avela pazune siMha sivAya bIjuM koNa choDAvavA samartha che ? kahyuM paNa che ke, nirdhana, anAtha, pIDita, zikSA pAmelA ane vairIothI parAbhava pAmelA sarvene rAjA ja zaraNabhUta thAya che." - temano Avo pokAra sAMbhaLIne rAjAdikane krodha utpanna thayo ane sevaka puruSo sAthe A pramANe rAjAe dhanyakumArane kahevarAvyuM,

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126 dhanyakumAra caritra tamArA jevAne anyAya karavo te tadana anucita che, tethI je paradezIone tame kabaje rAkhyA che, temane choDI mUko. sajjana thaIne garvathI A pramANe sanmArga kema choDI do cho ? prANa jAya to paNa sajjana puruSo duSTa kRtya karatA nathI.' dhanyakumAre sevaka puruSo pAsethI AvAM vacano sAMbhaLIne kahyuM, "are ? huM koI divasa paNa satya mArgano lopa karato ja nathI ane kadAcita huM tyAjya evA kumArge prayANa karUM, to mane rokavA koNa samartha che ? jyAre cakravartInuM cakra cAlatuM hoya, tyAre kayo puruSa tene rokavA samartha thAya che? jo A bAbatamAM rAjAne parIkSA karavAnI icchA hoya, to temane paNa zikSA karavAne huM samartha chuM.' jo ApaNA rAjA "huM zatAnika (so sainya jItanAra) chuM, tevA nAmanI khyAtithI ja garva dhAraNa karatA hoya, to huM lakSAnika (lAkho sainyane jItanAra) chuM, tethI zatAnika mArI pAse koNa mAtra che ?" dhanyakumAre svamukhe uccArelAM garvayukta kaThora vacano sAMbhaLIne te AvelA puruSo tarata ja rAjAnI pAse gayA ane namaskAra karIne je hakIkata banI hatI, te vigatathI kahI saMbhaLAvI. rAjA paNa tevAM garvayukta vacanone sAMbhaLIne bahu krodhAyamAna thayo ane je dhanyakumAra jamAI atyAra sudhI potAnA premanuM sthAna hatuM, te vairanuM sthAna thaI gayuM. tyAra pachI zatAnika rAjAe yuddha karavA mATe taiyAra karelA potAnA sainyane dhanyakumAranA mahela pAse mokalyuM. te vakhate dhanyarAjAe paNa te lazkaranuM Agamana sAMbhaLIne potAnuM hastisainya, azvasainya, pAyadaLa sainya vagere ekaThuM karIne zatAnika rAjAnA lazkara sAthe tumula yuddha zarU karyuM. thoDI ja vAramAM gAjatA evA hAthI, ghoDA IityAdithI yukta zatAnika rAjAnA sainyane nadInA pravAhane parvata rokI rAkhe tevI rIte dhanyakumAre parADamukha karI nAkhyuM.

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1 27 zatAnikanA rAjakAre eTale zatAnika rAjAnA badhA sainiko kAgaDAnI jema nAsI gayA. potAnA sainyane dInabhAva pAmeluM ane nAsatu joIne zatAnika rAjA potAnA vadhAre baLavAna sainyane laIne viSAdapUrvaka dhanyakumArane jItavA mATe cAlyo. dhanyakumAra paNa te vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne potAnA lazkarane laI zatAnika rAjAnI sAme laDAI karavA cAlyA. anukrame teo maLyA ane laDAI zarU thaI. teo baMne jyAre yuddha karavA lAgyA tyAre kiMkartavyamUDha thayelA rAjyanA buddhizALI maMtrIo ekaThA thaIne vicAravA lAgyA, "A zvasura ane jamAInA yuddhamAM jo koI mahAna anartha thaze to jagatamAM ApaNA mATe moTuM kalaMka caDhaze,' loko kaheze ke, "A baMne sainyamAM koI evo buddhikuzaLa DAhyo mANasa ja nahoto ke je baMne vacce saMdhi karAve ane AvA anarthathI baMnene vAre ? tethI rAjA pAse jaIne kAMIpaNa hitopadeza ApaNe kahIe." A vicAra karIne te sarve maMtrIo ekaThA thaI rAjAnI pAse jaIne vinaMtI karavA lAgyA, "svAmin ! citta sthira karIne amArI vinaMtI sAMbhaLo ane pachI je Apane ucita lAge te karo." rAjAe kahyuM, tamAre je kahevuM hoya te kaho, huM teno vicAra karIza.' rAjAnI anujJA maLatAM teo bolyA, "he deva ! sAmAnya hetu mATe dhanyakumAra jevA pratiSThita puruSanI sAthe yuddha karIne ApanI pratiSThA gumAvo te yogya nathI. vaLI A dhanyarAja tamArA jamAI che, tene haNavA te Apane koI rIte yogya nathI, zuM gAye gaLelA ratna tenuM peTa cIrIne koIthI kADhI zakAya che ? vaLI temane A badhA paradezIono nAza karavAmAM nathI kAMI arthanI siddhi ke nathI kAMI yazanI vRddhi. vaLI svAmin ! A dhanyakumArane tame ja vRddhi pAmADela che, tethI teno cheda karavo te Apane yogya nathI. DAhyA mANaso pote ropelA viSavRkSane paNa pote chedatA nathI. tethI he

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1 28 dhanyakumAra caritra nAtha ! ThIkarInA kAma mATe kAmaghaTano nAza karavAnI jema temanI sAthe yuddha karavuM te tamane ucita nathI. vaLI jo A jamIna kaMpAyamAna thaI uMdhI vaLI jAya, na mApI zakAya teTalA jaLathI bharelo samudra paNa zoSAI jAya, sUryano pUrvane badale pazcima dizAmAM udaya thAya, to paNa A dhanyakumAra anItinA mArge cAle nahi, evI bALathI vRddha paryata sarvane saMpUrNa khAtarI che, tethI te bAIoe kahela AvuM temanuM virUddhAcaraNa koI rIte saMbhavatuM nathI. A paradezathI AvelA AkhA kuTuMbane pahelAM dhanyakumAre rAkhyuM ane hamaNAM sArA hRdayavALA dhanyakumAre krodhita thaIne vRddhAdika sarvane pUryA. AmAM paNa kAMIka rahasya hovuM joIe, A pramANe karavAmAM temano zo Azaya che te samajAtuM nathI. teoe A kuTuMbamAMthI putravadhUne rokI, pachI DosIne rokI rAkhI, pachI tenA traNa putrone rokyA chatAM A traNe vahuone kema teoe pUrI dIdhI nahi ! AmAM paNa kAMI cokkasa hetu hovo joIe. A kAraNathI jo mahArAja AjJA Apaze, to A gUDhArtha paNa buddhikauzalyathI pragaTa thaI zakaze, kAraNa ke tamArI sevA karavAthI je maMtrIo kuzaLa ane zAstrapAraMgata dRSTivALA thayA che, tenAthI ajANya zuM rahevAnuM che? bIjI rIte na jANI zakAya tevuM hoya te paNa buddhi vaDe jANI zakAya che." maMtrIoe kahelI uparokta sarva hakIkatane sAMbhaLIne rAjA bolyo, "he maMtrIo ! jo tamArI AvI buddhinI kuzaLatA hoya to badhI vAtanI tapAsa karIne AmAM zuM sAcuM che ? te mane jaNAvo !" rAjAnI AjJA maLavAthI tarata ja traNe strIone bolAvIne maMtrIoe pUchayuM, 'tame kaye sthaLethI atre AvyA cho? tamAruM kuLa kayuM ? tamArI pAse dravya keTaluM hatuM ? tamAruM gAma kayuM? evI zI Apatti paDI ane zA kAraNathI paDI ? ke jene

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zatAnikanA rAjakAre 129 lIdhe tamAre ahIM AvavuM paDyuM ? A badho tamAro vRttAMta jevo banyo hoya tevo sAco kahI saMbhaLAvo.' maMtrIoe Ama pUchavAthI AMkhamAM azru lAvIne te dhanazrI Adi strIoe mULathI teonI AgaLa potAnA kuLAdikano sarva vRttAMta taLAva khodavA sudhIno vistArathI kahI saMbhaLAvyo. buddhikuzaLa ane vastugrAhI maMtrIo temanI kahelI vAta sAMbhaLIne vastutattva badhuM samajI gayA ane vismayatAthI tathA smitapUrvaka ekabIjA sAmuM jotAM teo vicAra karIne bolyA, "are, A bAIono dhanya nAmano ati bhAgyazALI diyara koNa tene ame oLakhyo, uparanI kahelI hakIkata uparathI to dhanyakumAra ja temanA diyara che, tevuM rahasya prApta thAya che. buddhizALI evA te dhanyakumAre chAza tathA anya vastuo ApavA vaDe mAyA karIne pahelA potAnI patnIne gharamAM rAkhI, tyAra bAda potAnA pitA, mAtA tathA bhAIone gharamAM rAkhyA ane A strIone gharamAM na rAkhI tenuM kAraNa ema jaNAya che ke temanI patnIne kharAba vacano tathA khoTAM meNAM tathA khoTAM ALa vagere ApIne A strIoe temanI patnI virUddha pratikULatA batAvI haze, tethI A strIone zikSA karavA mATe mahelamAM dAkhala thavA dIdhI nathI." maMtrIoe A rIte yogya vicAra karIne te strIone kahyuM ke, "tame kahela bhAgyanA nidhAnarUpa tamArA diyara dhanyakumArane oLakhavAnuM kAMI khAsa lakSaNa che ke jenAthI te satvara oLakhI zakAya." zatAnika rAjAnA maMtrIonAM A kathanane sAMbhaLIne krodha choDI dhIraja dhAraNa karIne zAMta aMtaHkaraNathI te strIo bolI, amArA diyarane oLakhavAnuM eka moTuM cihna che, te e ke tenA baMne pago upara atyaMta dedIpyamAna sUrya jevA caLakATavALuM padmanuM nizAna che, tethI A amArA diyara tarata ja oLakhAya

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130 dhanyakumAra caritra che. te sAMbhaLIne tarata ja te maMtrIo dhanyakumAranA paganI upara raheluM padmanuM cihna jovAne mATe te strIone sAthe laIne dhanyakumAranI pAse gayA ane namIne temanI pAse ubhA rahyA. dhanyakumAre temane pUchayuM, "Apane ahIM AvavAnuM zuM prayojana che ?' teoe kahyuM, "A strIono AMtara kalaha nivAravA ame AvyA chIe." te vakhate dhanyakumAre potAnI bhAbhIone sAthe AvelI joIne mAyAthI temane paNa namaskAra karyA ane teone kahyuM, "bhayabhIta aMta:karaNavALA tame zA kAraNe ahIM AvyA cho ?" A zabdo sAMbhaLIne te dhanazrI Adi traNe bhAbhIo dhanyakumArane barAbara oLakhIne bolI, "are zuM karavA amane mAyA karIne kheda upajAvo cho ? zA mATe duHkhI karo cho ? kAraNa ke tame ja amArA bhAgyazALI diyara cho, zuM kalpavRkSa koI divasa koIne duHkha Ape che ?' Ama kahIne teo bolatI baMdha rahI. eTale dhanyakumAre kahyuM, "are A tamArA svastha hRdayamAM zo bhrama thaI gayo ? athavA to hIna puNyodayathI tamArI dRSTi zuM kAMI jhAMkhI thaI gaI che ? jagatamAM jene dhanyakumAra' evA nAmavALo juo, tene tame tamArA diyara' kahIne bolAvazo to sarva sthAne hAsyapAtra thazo." A sAMbhaLIne teo bolI, "re diyarajI ! tamane to ame ghaNA vakhatathI oLakhIe chIe, paNa mAyA, kapaTa karIne tame tamArI jAtane gopavo cho, paraMtu tamArA puNyodayathI utpanna thayelI tamArA paga paranI nizAnI chupAvavA tame zaktimAna nathI. he maMtrIo ! A dhanyarAjAnA ame paga dhoIe, jethI te pago upara rahelA padmanAM darzana thavAthI amArA aMtaHkaraNamAM paNa nirNaya thAya." Ama kahIne teo dhanyakumAranA paga dhovA taiyAra thaI.

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zatAnikanA rAjadvAre 131 eTale dhanyakumAra bolyA, 'huM parastrIo sAthe AlApa paNa karavA icchato nathI, to paga dhovAthI to tamAre dUra ja rahevuM." A pramANe dhanyakumAre te strIone paga pakhALatI rokI, tethI pAse ubhelA pradhAno kahevA lAgyA, "deva ! zuM karavA nirarthaka vArtAlApa karo cho ? ane nirarthaka zrama lo cho ? A tamArI ja bhAbhIo che, tevo nirNaya amane thaI cUkyo che. ApanA jevA samartha puruSone daMbhapUrvaka potAnA svajano sAthe vyavahAra rAkhavo te ucita nathI. A strIoe prathama temaNe anubhavelA tamArA ghaNA guNonuM varNana bahu prakAre amArI pAse karyuM che. hamaNAM tamArI pravRtti tethI kAMIka judA prakAranI joIne amArA manamAM mahAna Azcarya thAya che. paraMtu sajjana puruSo to AMbo, zeraDI, caMdana, agara, vaMza vagere vRkSo ke jeone pattharathI tADanA kare, pIle, ghase, bALe tathA chede to paNa pArakA upara upakAra ja kare che. tenI jema upakAra karanArA hoya che. tame to sajjana puruSomAM agresara cho, to tamane A kema zobhe ? tamArAmAM AvA daMbhano saMbhava ja kema hoya ? kadAca jo ke potAnA kuTuMbIo viparIta AcaraNa kare, to paNa teone zikSA ApattikALamAM to na ja karavI. vipattimAMthI temano satvara uddhAra ja karavo. sAdhupuruSo paDyA upara kadI paNa pATu mAratA nathI, paNa tene sahAya karanAra ja thAya che. paNa amane lAge che ke jevI rIte kAMjInA saMsargathI dUdhanI prakRtimAM vikRti thaI jAya che, tevI ja rIte tamArI patnI subhadrAe tamane kAMIka caDhAvyA lAge che. tamArA kAna bhaMbheryA haze, tethI ja tamArI AvI suMdara prakRtimAM vikAra thaI gayo che." kahyuM che ke, "suMdara vaMzanA-vRkSamAM utpanna thayela dhanuSano daMDa paNa paNa chathI prerAya tyAre pArakAnA ghAta mATe thAya che. kuzaLa maMtrIoe buddhinA prapaMcathI komaLa vacano vaDe A

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1 32 dhanyakumAra caritra rIte samajAvyA, eTale dhanyakumAre hAsyakriyA choDI daIne AdarapUrvaka potAnI bhAbhIone potAnA gharamAM mokalI. tyArapachI dhanyakumAra sainyanI taiyArIo baMdha karI daIne sacivonI sAthe rAjA pAse AvI namaskAra karyA. zatAnika rAjAe paNa adhuM Asana ApIne utsAhapUrvaka bhAgyazALI evA dhanyakumArane kahyuM, "he buddhizALImAM zreSTha ! A zuM AzcaryakAraka banyuM ? tamane nahIM oLakhI zakelI tamArI bhojAIone tame herAna karI te tamane zobhatuM nathI. kAraNa ke, "DAhyA mANasoe potAnA kuTuMbIjanone koI divasa chetaravA na joIe." zatAnika rAjAnuM A kathana sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAra nirmaLa aMta:karaNathI kahevA lAgyA, "svAmI te bhojAIo amArA bhAIo vacce kalaha karAvanArI thaI che te sAMbhaLo ! loDhAnI ghaMTI jema tenI aMdara nAkhelA dhAnyane chUTechUTuM karI nAMkhe che, tevI ja rIte ghaNI majabUtAIthI vaLagI rahelA amArA bhAIonA manane A strIoe gharamAM AvIne chUTA pADI nAkhyA che. eka udarathI janmelA bhAIonI manarUpI bhUmi upara prIti, vallabhatA tathA snehAddhatArUpI snehalatAnI zreNIo tyAM sudhI ja ugatI ane vRddhi pAmatI rahe che ke jyAM sudhI te latAne chUTI pADanAra vacanarUpI unnata dAvAnaLa strIo taraphathI saLagAvavAmAM Avato nathI. A dAvAnaLa saLagatAM ja te latAono tarata ja nAza thaI jAya che ane te vRddhi pAmatI aTakI jAya che. he rAjan ! nItizAstramAM kahyuM che ke, "koI divasa zatruno vizvAsa karavo nahi ane strIono to vizeSa karIne koI divasa paNa vizvAsa karavo nahi." Ano hetu zuM che, te sAMbhaLo. zatruo to virUddha thAya tyAre ja haNavAne ughukta thAya che ane nArIo to snehavALI dekhAya chatAM kSaNamAM haNI nAMkhe che. jevI rIte suMdara

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zatAnikanA rAjakAre 133 vaMzamAM (vAMsamAM vAMsathI) utpanna thayela maMthanadaMDa-ravaiyo strIo halAve ke tarata ja sArI rIte jAmI gayelA dahIMne chUTuM pADI nAMkhe che, tevI rIte uttama vaMzamAM utpanna thayelA manuSyo paNa strIothI prerAyelA game tevAM akRtyo karavA ughukta thaI jAya che, jyAre ghaMTIno daMDa strI hastamAM le tyAre dANAnA kaNekaNane judA pADI nAMkhe che, tevI ja rIte strIthI vyuhvAhita thayelA puruSo paNa mAtA, pitA vagerenA snehane kSaNamAM daLI nAMkhe che, pUrvanI snayukta samagra dazAne tyajI de che. jevI rIte talavArakhaga vagere zastro sarANa vaDe ghasAya tyAre tejasvI thAya che. tevI ja rIte svArthadha mUrkha strIothI ghasAtA, khedAtA puruSo paNa ulaTA hRdayamAM AnaMda mAne che, khuza thAya che. rAjan ! meM pahelAM emanI cittanI prasannatA mATe aneka upAyo karyA che, paNa ukhara bhUmimAM vAvelA bIjanI jema A strIomAM paNa te upAyo badhA niSphaLa gayA che. temAMthI kAMI paNa phaLanI prApti thaI nathI, je kulIna strIo hoya teo to evo sAro bodha Ape ke jethI unmArge jatA nadInA pravAhane nadInA kAMThAnI bhIto rokI rAkhe, tevI ja rIte chUTA paDavAnA upAyane zodhatAM baMdhuone paNa suzliSTa karIne rAkhe, chUTA paDavA na de. meM A kleza karAvanArI bhAbhIono mada gALavA mATe tathA vakratA maTADavA mATe upAya karIne teone jarA kheda pamADyo che. jevI rIte uttama vaidya viSama jvarano nAza karavA zarIrane sUkave che. lAMghaNa karAve che, tevI ja rIte meM A upAya kalaha tathA vakatA nivAravA mATe karyo che, bIjuM kAMI kAraNa nathI. mane teonA pratye hRdayamAM saheja paNa durbhAva nathI. A rIte prIti upajAve tevA vacano vaDe dhanyakumAre zatAnika rAjAne ghaNo AnaMda pamADyo.

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134 dhanyakumAra caritra zatAnika rAjA paNa adbhuta bhAgyavALA dhanyakumAranI vAto sAMbhaLIne manamAM AnaMda tathA vismaya pAmatA potAnA AvAse gayA. dhanyakumAre paNa senApati, maMtrIo vagerenI prazaMsAne prApta karI ane AnaMdita thayelA temaNe potAnA nagaramAM AvIne mAtA, pitA tathA jyeSTha bAMdhavone namaskAra karyA. teo paNa AnaMdita thaIne dhanyakumArane AzIrvAda ApavA lAgyA. dhanyakumAre avasara meLavIne te badhAyane temano pUrva vRttAMta pUchayo ane teoe e badho vRttAMta yathAsthita kahI saMbhaLAvyo. te A rIte pUrve puNyAInAM anupama phaLane bhogavatA bhAgyazALI dhanyakumAra svajanone sAcavatA rAjAomAM cakravartInI jema zobhavA lAgyA.

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11 kalA ane buddhino vilAsa eka divasa buddhinA nidhAna dhanyakumAre manamAM vicAra karyo, mArA bAMdhavo pharIthI pahelAnI jema aprItiyukta na thAya, teonAM aMtaHkaraNa mArA upara aprasanna na thAya, te pahelAM ja huM ahIMthI nIkaLI anya sthaLe jAuM, vaLI maMdabhAgyathI rAjA paNa teone daMDAdika Ape nahi, teTalA mATe rAjAne temanI bhalAmaNa karI jAuM." Ama vicArIne azva, hAthI, gAma vagereno sarakho bhAga pADIne teoe bhAIone vaheMcI ApyA ane gharanI sArabhUta uttama vastuo suvarNa, ratnAdika badhuM pitAne soMpyuM ane kauzAMbInA rAjA zatAnika pAse jaIne temaNe kahyuM, "huM koI prasaMgathI rAjagRhI nagarI tarapha jAuM chuM, tethI mArI temaja mArA kuTuMbanI Apa saMbhALa rAkhajo.' A pramANe rAjAne bhalAmaNa karIne tathA saMmati meLavIne dhanyakumAra rAjagRhI tarapha cAlyA. baMne strIo-subhadrA tathA saubhAgyamaMjarIne tathA uttama parivArane sAthe laIne avicchinna prayANa karatAM keTalAka divase dhanyakumAra lakSmIpura nAmanA nagaranI najIkamAM pahoMcyA. te nagaramAM sarva kSatriyomAM ziromaNi

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136 dhanyakumAra caritra rAjaguNothI zobhato jitArI nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. te rAjA bahu baLavAna hovAthI kSamAno tyAga karI zatruono vijaya meLavavAmAM tatpara hato. tethI tenA zatruo smA (pRthvI)no tyAga karIne bhAgI gayA hatA. te rAjAne gItakaLAmAM atizaya kuzaLa evI gItakaLA nAmanI putrI hatI. eka divase te kumArI vasaMtotsavanI kriIDA karavA mATe sakhIonA samUhanI sAthe udyAnamAM gaI, tyAM prathama lIlAthI hIMcakavAnI, jaLakrIDAnI, puSpa ekaThAM karavAnI tathA daDAo uchALavAnI kriIDAo teNe karI. tyArabAda yuvAnonAM manane vibhramamAM nAkhanAra ane suMdara rAgothI manohara evuM manomugdhakara madhura gIta gAvAno teNe AraMbha karyo. jevI rIte abhuta evA hAvabhAva, vibhrama tathA kaTAkSothI kAmI dRSTivALA manuSyo rUpavatI strI tarapha AkarSAya che ane tene vaza thaI jAya che, te rIte tenA gAyelA gItanI madhuratAthI AkarSAyelA haraNo tathA hariNIo karNendriyane paravaza thaIne tyAM AvI gItakaLAnI AsapAsa beThAM. te vakhate te sauMdaryazAlI rAjakumArIe kautukathI eka hariNInA gaLAmAM potAno uttama evo sAta seravALo hAra paherAvI dIdho. te hariNI to gIta baMdha thayuM, eTale tyAMthI nAsI gaI. rAjakumArI paNa gItagAna baMdha karIne potAnA mahelamAM AvI. pachI teNe potAnA pitAne kahyuM, "mArI eka pratijJA Apa sAMbhaLo. Aje meM gAnakaLAthI AkarSAyelI eka hariNInA gaLAmAM mAro sAtasarano hAra paherAvI dIdho che. je puruSa potAnI saMgIta sAdhanAnI kuzaLatA vaDe AnaMdita aMtaHkaraNa yukta thayelI te mRgalInA gaLAmAMthI grahaNa karIne te mAro hAra mane Apaze, tenI sAthe huM pANigrahaNa karIza, te mAro pati thaze." jitArI rAjA potAnI putrInI AvI pratijJA sAMbhaLI

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kalA ane buddhino vilAsa 137 vicAramAM paDyo, paraMtu tenI pratijJA to samagra nagaramAM prasiddha thaI gaI, kAraNa ke abhuta vAta to pANImAM telanI jema tarata ja lokomAM vistAra pAmI jAya che. dhanyakumAra pharatA pharatA te nagaramAM AvyA, eTale jitArI rAjAnI putrIe karelI pratijJAno vRttAMta lokonAM mukhethI sAMbhaLIne te cittamAM atizaya camatkAra pAmyA. uttama parivArane sAthamAM laIne parajanonI lamI jotAM jotAM dhanyakumAra jitArI rAjAnAM darzana mATe rAjakuLamAM gayA. rAjAe paNa bhAgyazALI tathA tejasvI dhanyakumArane AvelA joIne atizaya Adara-satkAra ApI, potAnI sAthe Asana upara harSapUrvaka besADyA. rAjAe mArga saMbaMdhI kuzaLakSema vArtA teone pUchI, teo tyAM beThA hatA, teTalAmAM rAjakumArInI pratijJA saMbaMdhI vAta koIe kADhI. dhanyakumAra bolyA, "he pRthvInAtha ! jo gAnakaLAnA kauzalyathI AkarSAyelI hariNI gItano dhvani sAMbhaLyA pachI te baMdha thAya tyAre anya zabdo sAMbhaLIne bhaya pAmI bIje nAsI jAya, to te abhuta gItakaLA kahevAya nahi, te niSphaLa ja gaNAya, paNa jo mRdaMga ane merInA bhAMkArAdika svarathI trAsa pAmyA sivAya gItothI AkarSAI pAse AvelI hariNI lokothI vyApta evA zaheramAM paNa cAlI Ave to ja te saMgItakaLA saMpUrNa ane prazaMsanIya gaNAya." dhanyakumAranuM kathana sAMbhaLIne tathA tenI abhuta AkRtine joIne tenAM cAturyathI camatkAra pAmelA rAjAe harSapUrvaka te hariNIne pAchI lAvavA mATe dhanyakumArane sUcanA karI ane te kArya pAra utAravA Agraha karyo. dhanyakumAra te vAta aMgIkAra karIne vINA hAthamAM laI aneka gaMdharvonA parivAra sahita vanamAM gayA.

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138 dhanyakumAra caritra tyAM eka vRkSanI chAyA nIce besIne madhura svarathI dhanyakumAra potAnuM saMgItakauzalya darzAvavA lAgyA ane svara grAma, mUchanA vagerenA meLapUrvaka tyAM teoe vINA vagADavA mAMDI. te vakhate te vanamAM rahelAM mRgo ane mRgalIo gAyanamAM tallIna thatAM tenAthI AkarSAIne gItane vaza thayelAM sarva dizAomAMthI dhanyakumAranI pAse AvavA lAgyAM. dhanyakumAranI AsapAsa vIMTaLAI jaIne te badhAM tyAM beThAM. jevI rIte potAnA priyatama pAse priyA Ave tevI rIte te mRgonA samUhamAM prathama je hariNInA gaLAmAM hAra paherAvyo hato, te hariNI paNa gItonA AkarSaNathI vaza thaIne dhanyakumAranI pAse niHzaMka manathI AvI ane tenA mukha sAmuM jotI tyAM beThI, indrajALamAM kuzaLa puruSa lokothI vIMTAI jAya tevI rIte mRgothI vIMTAyelA dhanyakumAra paNa te ja pramANe suMdara AlApapUrvaka gAyana karatAM karatAM nagara tarapha cAlyA. rastAmAM aneka lokoe karelA kSobhathI kSobhAyamAna karavA chatAM paNa mRgono samUha gItagAnamAM lIna thaI javAthI dhyAnamAM magna thayelA yogInI jema kSobha pAmato nathI. te saghaLA mRgo dhanyakumAranI AsapAsa vIMTAI jaIne tenI sAthe ja cAlavA lAgyA. nagaranA lokone vismaya pamADatA dhanyakumAra e badhA haraNiyAonA samUhanI sAthe nagaramAM praveza karIne rAjamArge cAlatA te lokonI sAthe rAjyasabhAmAM AvyA. pachI "A zuM ! A zuM" ema bolatAM rAjAdika pAse udAra ane kuzAgra buddhivALA dhanyakumAra te sarvane laIne gayA ane pelI hariNInA gaLAmAMthI hAra laI gItakaLA rAjakuMvarInA hAthamAM te hAra Apyo. jitArI rAjA, amAtya ane paurajano dhanyakumAranA saMgItakauzalyanI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. "aho ! dhanyakumAranI gItakaLAmAM kuzaLatA kevI che ! aho ! AnI dhIraja kevI che,

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kalA ane buddhino vilAsa 139 aho ! AnuM saubhAgya kevuM che, koI vakhata nahi joyelo ane nahi sAMbhaLelo mRgono tathA manuSyono meLApa niHzaMka rIte A bhAgyazALIe karAvyo ane dekhADyo." "bahuratnA vasuMdharAevuM lokavAkya dhanyakumAre sArthaka karI batAvyuM. A rAjakumArI paNa pUrNa bhAgyazALI che ke jenI AvI pratijJA tenA manorathane anukULa rIte A puNyavAne pUrNa karI. Ama rAjA, maMtrI ItyAdi sarva samUha vaDe prazaMsA karAyelA ane abhinaMdana apAyelA dhanyakumAranA kaMThamAM te samaye gItakaLA rAjakumArIe varamALA AropaNa karI ane pUrNa pratijJAvALI thayelI te kanyAnuM jitArI rAjAe harSapUrvaka tilaka karIne dhanyakumAranI sAthe pANigrahaNa karAvyuM. zubha divase ane zubha muhUrta te rAjakumArIno pANigrahaNano mahotsava thayo. karamocananA samaye rAjAe seMkaDo hAthI, ghoDA, ratha, gAma vagere dhanyakumArane ApyA. jitArI rAjAnA AgrahathI potAnA uttama guNo vaDe sarvanA cittane Azcarya pamADatA dhanasAra zreSThInA suputra dhanyakumAra keTalAka divaso te nagaramAM rAjAe ApelA AvAsamAM rahyA. jitArI rAjAnA subuddhi nAmanA maMtrInI sarasvatI nAme putrI hatI. te sarasvatInA jevI ja sarva vidyAonAM rahasyane samajanArI ane grahaNa karanArI hatI. tenI buddhi sarva prahelikAomAM, gUDha praznottaromAM, sAMketika samasyAonI pUrti karavAmAM bahu sArI cAlatI hatI. koI sthaLe tenI skUlanA thatI nahi, te buddhimAM tIkSNa hatI, temAM paNa AlaMbana vagara ja sAdhI zakAya tevI autpAtikI buddhimAM to te atizaya kuzaLa hatI. AvI buddhizALI sarasvatIe abhimAna vaDe evI pratijJA karI hatI ke, "jenuM kahevuM huM na samajI zakuM ane mAruM kaheluM je sarva samajI zake, te ja mahApuruSane mAre svAmI tarIke svIkAravo.'

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140 dhanyakumAra caritra maMtrIputrI sarasvatIe karelI pratijJAnI vArtA AkhA nagaramAM ane gAmaDAmAM vistAra pAmI gaI. A vAta sarvatra phelAvAthI jeo thoDA ghaNA paNa zabda, chaMda, alaMkArAdi zAstrAbhyAsathI potAnA buddhikauzalyanI mahattA mAnatA hatA, te rAjaputrAdika sarve garvapUrvaka "amArI pAse te koNa mAtra che ?' ema abhimAna dhAraNa karatA tene paraNavAne mATe ughukta thaIne utsAha sAthe sarasvatI pAse AvavA lAgyA ane potAne je je gUDha samasyA vagere AvaDatuM hatuM te te sarasvatIne pUchavA lAgyA. A praznonA te maMtrIputrI uttama rIte sacoTa pratyuttara ApatI hatI. koInA paNa game tevA praznono uttara ApavAmAM te saheja paNa skUlanA pAmatI nahi. tene paraNavAnA utsAhavALA aneka puruSo potAnA hRdayamAM kalpelI aneka prakAranI samasyAo pUchavA dararoja AvatA hatA, paraMtu te kanyA sAMbhaLavA mAtrathI tarata ja teno uttara ApatI hatI. tethI badhA vilakhA thaIne pAchA jatA hatA. eka divase te maMtrIputrI sarasvatIe potAnI buddhinuM kauzalya dekhADavAnI icchAthI rAjAne sAkSI rAkhIne rAjasabhAmAM A pramANe be zloko potAnI dAsI dvArA teno javAba prApta karavA mokalAvyA. gaMgAyAM dIyate dAna-mekacittena bhAvinA / dAtA'ho ! narakaM yAti, pratigrAhI na jIvati // 1 // gaMgAnadImAM eka cittathI bhAvapUrvaka dAna denAra puruSa aho! narakamAM jAya che ane grahaNa karanAra jIvato nathI. AnuM rahasya zuM?" kA sarovarANa sohA ? ko ahIyayaro dANaguNe, jAo ? / atthaggahaNe ko niuNo ? marudhare kerisA purisA ? // 2 // "sarovaranI zobhA kaI che? dAnaguNamAM adhika koNa thayuM che? dhana upArjavAmAM koNa kuzaLa che? ane marUdharamAM kevA puruSo hoya che?'

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141 kalA ane buddhino vilAsa eka bhUja-tADapatra upara lakhIne rAjasabhAmAM mokalAvelA tenA A be zlokono artha viziSTa jJAna dhAraNa karanAra vagara koI samajI zake tema nahotuM, tethI A be zloko bALakathI vRddha paryata nagaramAM vikhyAta thaI gayA. anukrame A zloko dhanyakumAranA vAMcavAmAM AvyA. teNe to te vAMcIne tarata ja teno uttara lakhyo ke, mIno latA galo deyaM, kanye ! dAtA'tra dhIvaraH / phalaM yajjAyate tatra, tayestidviditaM jane // uttara spaSTa che ke, "gaMgA nadInA kinArA upara koI mAchImAra mAchalA mAravA mATe pravRtti karato hoya, te vakhatanI kriyAne udezIne A zloka lakhAyo che. te vakhate mAchImAra loDhAnA aNIvALA saLiyA upara mAMsano TukaDo bAMdhIne matsyane Ape che. tethI mAchImAra dAtA thayo ane mAMsakhaMDa te devA yogya vastu thaI ane te mAsakhaMDa lenAra matsya te deya vastune grahaNa karanAra thayo. A kriyAmAM te denAra ane lenArane je phaLa thAya te sarva lokomAM sArI rIte prasiddha che. denAra mAchImAra narake jAya che ane lenAra matsya jIvato nathI, te ja A zlokano spaSTArtha che.' sarasvatInA bIjA zlokano uttara paNa dhanyakumAre A rIte mokalAvyo, "sarovaranI zobhA jaLa hoya che. vaLI dAnIomAM sarvathI balirAjA adhika che ke, jene maraNa samaye pAse kAMI paNa nahi rahevAthI brAhmaNane have zuM ApavuM? teno vicAra karatAM manamAM kheda thayo, teno kheda joI parIkSA karanAra brAhmaNe kahyuM ke, 'tamArA dAMtanI aMdara nAkhela A suvarNanI rekhA che te Apo.' teNe kahyuM, "bahu sAruM." Ama kahIne tarata ja paththara vaDe te potAnA dAMto pADavA lAgyo. AvuM tenuM mahAsattva ane

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142 dhanyakumAra caritra dAnazIlatAmAM tenI aDagatAno nizcaya dekhIne parIkSA karavA Avela deva prasanna thatho, tethI dAnezvarImAM agresara balirAjA che. vaLI artha-dhana grahaNa karavAmAM kuzaLa vezyA che ane marUsthaLamAM kAMbaLA paheranArA loko rahe che, kAraNa ke "marUsthaLamAM utpanna thayelA loko ghaNuM karIne kAMbaLA paherIne ja nirvAha kare che." maMtrIputrI sarasvatInI baMne samasyAono uttara potAnI pratibhAthI bhUjapatra upara lakhIne dhanyakumAre A rIte sarasvatIne mokalAvyo ane sAthe jaNAvyuM ke, "A nIce mArA lakhelA zlokano artha tame Apajo !" te zloka A pramANe che, na nannAnAraM, nimbatuM punarnot | lagetyukte lagennaiva, metyukteca bhRzaM laget / / ' nAga ane nAraMga upara lAgatuM nathI, lImaDA ane tuMba upara lAge che." "lAga' ema kahIe to lAgatuM nathI ane "mA" ema kahetAM vAraMvAra lAge che. dhanyakumAre te kAgaLa dAsIne Apyo. maMtrIputrI A samasyAno lakhela artha vAMcIne cittamAM camatkAra pAmI. "aho ! AnuM buddhikauzalya kevuM che !' Ama mastaka dhuNAvatI te pharI pharI vAMcavA lAgI. dhanyakumAre lakhI mokalela zloka vAMcyo, paNa tenA rahasyanI tene samajaNa paDI nahi. te zloka upara teNe ghaNo ghaNo UhApoha karyo, paNa teno artha te meLavI zakI nahi. tyAre te sarasvatI ati udvegane dhAraNa karatI rAjyasabhAmAM dhanyakumAra pAse jaI mAna tyajI daIne temaNe lakhela zlokano artha pUchavA lAgI. dhanyakumAra paNa jarA hasIne teno artha kahevA lAgyA, "he bhadra! A zlokano artha mukhanA upara nIcenA be oTha che, kAraNa

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kalA ane buddhino vilAsa 143 ke nAga ane nAraMga zabda bolatA oSTa-puTa-hoTha ekabIjAne aDatA nathI. liMba, tuMba bolatAM aDe che." "laga-laga' ema bolatA aDatA nathI, tyAre "mA-mA' ema bolatAM te baMne eka bIjAne aDe che, sparze che arthAt oSTha sthAnIya pa, pha, ba, bha, ma A akSarono uccAra karatAM oSTha ekabIjAne aDe che ane e sivAyanA koIpaNa akSaro bolatAM te aDatA nathI. sabhAmAM sabhyo samakSa kumArIe kahelI samasyAno artha dhanyakumAre spaSTa rIte kahevAthI ane dhanyakumAre kahelA padyano artha nahIM samajavAthI kumArInI pratijJA pUrNa thaI. tethI maMtrIzvara subuddhie potAnI putrI sarasvatInI sanmukha joIne kahyuM, "bahena ! tArI pratijJA pUrNa thaI che, tethI A mahApuruSanI sAthe tuM pANigrahaNa kara." maMtrIe kahyuM, eTale sarasvatIe pitAnuM vacana harSapUrvaka svIkAryuM. tyAra pachI maMtrIe ati AdarathI dhanyakumArano satkAra karIne moTA mahotsavapUrvaka teonuM pANigrahaNa karAvyuM. te nagaramAM batrIza koTI suvarNano svAmI patramalla nAmano eka moTo vepArI raheto hato. tene vinayAdika guNothI zobhatA cAra putro hatA. teonA nAma rAmadeva, kAmadeva, dharmadeva ane zyAmadeva hatA, te cAre putro upara patramalla zreSThIne nirdoSa, suzIla, saMskArI ane guNonA eka dhAmarUpa sAkSAt jANe ke lakSmI ja hoya tevI lakSmIvatI nAmanI putrI hatI. samasta prakAranAM sAMsArika sukhothI te zreSThI sukhI hato. Atmika sukhanI icchAvALo zreSThI sudeva, suguru, sudharmanI bhaktithI haMmezAM ArAdhanA paNa karato hato. pavitra supAtra evA sAdhu-sAdhvInI dararoja te bhAvapUrvaka bhakti karato hato. dIna, hIna tathA duHkhIjanono anukaMpA vaDe uddhAra karato hato tathA taonuM pANikumArano ; svIkAryuM.

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144 dhanyakumAra caritra tIrthayAtrA, rathayAtrA, kalyANakanA utsavo ane sAdharmika vAtsalya ityAdikamAM ghaNuM dhana kharcIne te patramalla zeTha durlabha evA manuSyabhavane sAmagrI yukta pAmela hovAthI saphaLa karato hato. A rIte dharma, artha, kAma-A traNa varganI sAdhanA karatAM anukrame te vRddhatvane pAmyo. eka divase pADAothI deDakAo vyAkuLa thaI jAya, tema zarIranA rogo vaDe tenI cetanA ghaNI vyAkuLa thaI gaI, te mUMjhAI gayo. te vakhate zarIramAM pravezela rogothI maraNane najIka Avela jANIne batrIsa dvAravALI (batrIsa prakAranI) moTI ArAdhanA karavAmAM te sAvadhAna thaI gayo. e avasare teNe parigrahAdika uparanA moha-mamatvano tyAga karavA tathA te uparanI mUccha ghaTADavA putrone bolAvIne teNe kahyuM, "putro ! mAruM vacana sAMbhaLo. A jagatamAM dhanarahita puruSanuM koI paNa sthaLe tame gaurava joyuM che ? tenuM sanmAna thatuM sAMbhaLyuM che ? kasturI paNa sugaMdha rahita hoya to teno koNa svIkAra kare che ? tethI lakSmI ja kharekharI glAdhya che ke jenA pratApathI kalaMkavALo puruSa paNa lokone ane devone mAnanIya thAya che, paNa jevI rIte aneka strIovALo puruSa strIono paraspara kalaha sAMbhaLIne vyAkuLa thaI jAya che, tevI rIte lakSmI paNa jo teno potAno khoTA mArge vyaya karato jue to te vyAkuLa thaI jAya che. jevI rIte kAdavathI malina thayelI pRthvI kamaLanI niSpattinA hetubhUta thAya che, tevI ja rIte pApathI upArjita thayelI paNa lakSmI puNyabaMdhanA heturUpa thAya che; jo teno vivekapUrvaka supAtramAM sadupayoga thAya to vivekazIla puNyavAna potAne prApta thayela lakSamI vaDe devamaMdira, jinapratimA, saMghasevA, tIrthayAtrAdi dharmanAM kAryo karIne uttama puNyabaMdha kare che. A kAraNe dharmaparAyaNa saMsArI jIvone lakSmI A bhavamAM tathA parabhavamAM baMne sthaLe iSTa heturUpa hoya che."

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kalA ane buddhino vilAsa 145 'A saMsAra kevala svArthano sago che. mATe ja pitA bALapaNamAM putrane lAlana pAlana karI, pALI poSIne moTo kare che, te putra jo yuvAvasthAmAM dhana upArjana karanAra ane gRhano nirvAha karanAra thato nathI, to te putrane kASTha jevo ja gaNe che tathA 'A amArA kuTuMbane-gharane vagovanAro che.' ema bole che ane jo te ja putra aparimita dhana upArjana karanAra thAya che, to ati harSanA bhArathI ubharAI jaIne kahe che ke aho ! A amAro dIkaro amArA kuLano dIvo che, amArA kuLano zaNagAra che, zobhA che.' mAtA-pitA paNa 'ghaNA ghaNA manoratho vaDe je prApta thayo hoya ane ghaNA ghaNA manoratho vaDe lAlita pAlita karyo hoya ane jenuM mukha joI joIne hRdayamAM ullAsa pAmatA hoya te putra yauvana prApta kare che, tyAre jo dhana kamAto nathI, to te ja mAtA kahevA lAge che ke, 'A putra to mArI kUkhane lajAvanAra nIvaDyo.' vaLI tenI patnI paNa jyAM sudhI potAnA pati pAsethI icchita bhUSaNa, vastrAdika maLe che, tyAM sudhI ja harSapUrvaka madhura vacanAdika bole che ane AnaMda dekhADe che tathA prazaMsA karatI kahe che ke, aho ! mArA svAmI to sAkSAt kAmadevarUpa ja che' ane jo te potAno pati dhana na upArjato hoya to kahe che ke, 'aho ! A to kAMI kamAtA nathI ne Akho divasa maphatanuM khAIne paDyA rahe che.' AvuM bolI te strI niMdA kare che. loko paNa jyAM sudhI dhana pAse hoya tyAM sudhI ja Adara-satkAra tathA sanmAna Ape che. jyAM sudhI lakSmI gharamAM sthira thaIne rahelI hoya tyAM sudhI ja kaLA, vidyAvaMtanI vidyA, buddhivaMtanI buddhi ane guNavAnanA guNanI prazaMsA thAya che. dhanavAnanA hajAro doSo paNa loko guNa karIne mAne che. jo paisApAtra manuSya bahu bolabola karanAro hoya to te tenI vANInI kuzaLatArUpa guNa gaNAya che, jo ochuM bolato

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146 dhanyakumAra caritra hoya to asatyanA bhayathI mitabhASI che, tema vakhaNAya che. jo te zrImaMta utAvaLathI kArya tathA kriyAo karanAra hoya to kahevAya che ke, "aho ! A to bahu udyamavaMta che, tenAmAM ALasa to mudala nathI ane jo ALasu ane dhImuM kArya karanAra hoya to "aho kevo dhIra che ! utAvaLathI koI kArya karavuM ja nahi, e nItivAkyamAM A kuzaLa che." ema kahevAya che. jo paisAdAra bahu khAnAra hoya to loko kahe che, "aho mahApuNyazALI che, puNyanA udayavALo che, tethI baMne zakti prApta thaI che, te kema na khAya ? kahyuM che ke bhojana, bhojananI zakti, uttama strIo ne ratinI zakti, vaibhava ne dAnazaktinI prApti te ati ugra tapazcaryAnuM phaLa che." Ama kahIne tenI stuti kare che. jo vaLI ochuM khAnAra hoya to "Ane ghera badhuM bhareluM che. tethI te tRpta thaI gayela ja che.' tema kahe che. "jo dhanavaMta vastra AbharaNa vagerenA bahu ADaMbara yukta bahAra jAya to "A dhanavaMte pUrvabhavamAM prabaLa puNya karyuM che, jethI maLyuM che paNa ghaNuM ane maLyuM teno vilAsa paNa bhogave che. pAmyAno sAra to bhogavAya tyAre ja che.' tema kahe che. vaLI jo vastra-AmaraNAdika na pahere, bahu ThAThamATha na kare to "aho ! A puruSanuM gaMbhIrapaNuM, dhArmikapaNuM, sAdAI, saMtoSa kevo che ?" tema kahI prazaMsA kare che.' jo zrImaMta bahu kha to te udAracittavALo, paropakArI" kahevAya che. jo ocho kharca kare to "A to yogyAyogyano jANakAra che, vicArIne kArya karanAra che, je ucita lAge te ja kare che. bahu dravya hoya tethI zuM tene rastAmAM pheMkI de ?' ema loko bole che. badhAM nimitta dhanavAnane tenA puNyodayanA kAraNe guNanA kAraNarUpa gaNAya che, te ja sarve nimitto nirdhanane tenI puNyAI ochI hovAthI doSanA kAraNarUpa manAya che.

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kalA ane buddhino vilAsa 147 'paNa A lakSmI, puNyAnubaMdhI puNyanI hoya to sarvane tathA potAne sanmArgagAmI banAve che. nahitara tenAmAM hajAro doSo paNa rahelA che. jyAM pUrvanA puNyAnubaMdhI puNya vinAnI lakSmI hoya tyAM ATalA doSo rahelA hoya che." nirdayapaNuM, ahaMkAra, tRSNA, kaTubhASaNa, ayogya mANasonI sAthe saMgati, A pAMce pApAnubaMdhI puNyanI lakSmInI sAthe rahenArAM dUSaNo che. jevI rIte tAva Avyo hoya tyAre bhojana upara dveSa thAya che, tevI rIte pApAnubaMdhI puNyavALA zrImAnane sevaka upara dveSa thAya che, tAva Avyo hoya tyAre jevI rIte jaLa-pANI upara prIti thAya che, tevI ja rIte azubhAnubaMdhI puNyanI lakSmIvALAne jaDamUrkha eTale hAmAM hA kahenArA svArthI mANaso upara prema hoya che. tAvamAM jema rogIne moTuM lAMghaNa (laMghana) karAvavAmAM Ave che, tevI ja rIte AvA dhanavAnane potAnA hitaiSI vaDilonI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karavAmAM rasa rahe che tathA jevI rIte tAvavALAnuM mukha kaDavuM thaI jAya che, tevI ja rIte A prakAranA zrImaMtanA mukhamAM madhura bhASAne badale kaTutA-kaDavAM vacano rahe che. Ama ugrajvara tAvavALAnI ane pApAnubaMdhI puNya bhogavanAra dhanavAnonI sarakhI dazA pravarte che. A rIte ghaNA anarthakArI doSo arthamAM rahelA che, to paNa jIvone jevI rIte ajIrNano doSa thayo hoya chatAM paNa AhAra levAnI tIvra icchA thAya che, tevI ja rIte jIvo dhanane atyaMta vAMche che, vaLI jevI rIte A jagatamAM AgathI ghara baLI jAya che, to paNa mANaso Aga-agninI icchA rAkhe ja che, tevI ja rIte zarIra upara saMkaTa Ave, zarIrane kleza thAya, to paNa mANaso-manuSyo saMsArI jIvo lakSmIne icche che-vAMche che.'

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148 dhanyakumAra caritra tethI putrI ! doSanA samUhavALI-doSonI khANarUpa lakSmI gRhasthothI tyajI zakAtI nathI, UlaTuM lakSmInI mamatAthI saMsAramAM anartho thAya che, mATe tamAre lakSmInI caMcalatA samajIne paraspara enA kAraNe kalaha karavo nahi. snehane tyajavo nahi, game tevo svArtha hoya toye DAhyA mANasoe sukhanI icchAthI kuTuMbanA klezane tyajavo joIe. mATe tamAre hamezAM ekabIjA upara snehabhAva rAkhIne ekaThA ja rahevuM-judA thavuM nahi. nItizAstramAM paNa kahyuM che ke, "saMpa tyAM jaMpa. taMtuo paNa ekaThA thAya to doraDuM banIne gajendrane paNa bAMdhI zake che. je pANI parvatone paNa bhede che ane jamInane paNa phADI nAMkhe che, te ja pANInA samUhane ghAsa moTA pramANamAM ekaThuM thayuM hoya to rokI rAkhe che." puruSone jyAM tyAM sarvatra saMgati thaIne rahevAmAM ja lAbha che. temAM paNa potAnA kuTuMbIjano sAthe to vizeSa karIne snehapUrvaka rahevuM te ja atyaMta lAbhadAyI che. jo klezathI athavA virUddha bhAvathI rahIe to tenuM phaLa paNa virUddha Ave che. yaza, dhana, pratiSThA, gaurava, sukha, zAMti vagerenI vRddhi thatI nathI, jevI rIte cokhAne tenI uparanAM photarAM choDI de che, cokhA ane photarAM judA pADavAmAM Ave che, tyAra pachI te cokhA vAvavAthI ugatA nathI. te rIte jagatamAM manuSyo nirdhana chatAM paNa potAnA kuTuMbIo sAthe rahevAthI ja zobhAne pAme che." jyAM sudhI potAnA kuTuMbamAM paraspara kleza thato nathI, tyAM sudhI ja dhana dhAnyAdika parigrahathI yukta evA gRhasthone potAnA gharamAM rahelA pratApa, dhana, gaurava, pUjA, yaza, sukha ane saMpattinI prApti thAya che, paraMtu kalaha gharamAM pravezatAM ja A sarvano nAza thAya che, chatAM jyAre tamAre putra pautrAdikano moTo parivAra thAya

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kalA ane buddhino vilAsa 149 ane te avasare kadAca kalaha zAMta karavA tame zaktimAna na thAo to judA judA rahejo, paNa parasparano klezabhAva to choDI ja dejo. tevA samaye tamArA lAbha mATe tamArA nAmathI aMkita karelA sarakhA bhAgavALA cAra kaLazo gharanA cAre khUNAnI bhUmimAM meM dATelA che. jyAre tamAre judA thavAno prasaMga Ave tyAre tamArA nAmavALA cAre kaLazAone laI lejo, paraMtu paraspara kleza karazo nahi, kAraNa ke te cAre kaLazAomAM sarakho bhAga karIne sTeja paNa ochuMvatuM nahi te rIte dhana meM tamArA cAra mATe rAkhyuM che, sTeja nyUnAdhika nathI, mane to tamo cAre upara eka zarIranA vibhAganI jema sarakhI prIti che, koInI upara ochI vadhatI nathI, paMktibheda nathI. tethI meM buddhipUrvaka sau saunI paristhiti samajI sarakhA bAga rAkhyA che." catura patramalla zreSThIe potAnA putrone A rIte vicArapUrvaka zikhAmaNa ApI, bAda dharmAtmA te zreSThI samasta jIvayonine trividha trividha khamAvI, arihaMtAdika catuSTayanuM zaraNa karI, bhavacarima paccakhkhANa laIne AyuSya pUrNa thatAM svargavAsa pAmyA. potAnA pitAnI uttarakriyA karIne temanA mRtyu pAchaLa ucita karyA bAda teonI hitazikSAne hRdayamAM dhAraNa karIne te cAra bhAIo, snehasaMbaMdha sAcavatAM keTalAka samaya sudhI ekaThA rahyA. te pramANe rahetAM keTaloka kALa gayo, tyAra pachI putrapautrAdika saMtAnano parivAra vRddhi pAmyo, tyAre aMdara aMdara kalaha-kusaMpa vadhato jato dekhIne cAre bhAIo judA thayA. judA judA gharamAM rahevA lAgyA. tyAra pachI AnaMdita cittavALA teo ekaThA thaIne pitAe dekhADelA khUNAomAMthI potapotAnA nAmAMkita kaLazAo bahAra kADhavA lAgyA. bALakane paNa dhana prApta karavAmAM ALasa hotI nathI.

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1pa0 dhanyakumAra caritra te cAra kaLazAomAM je kaLaza moTA putranA nAma upara hato, te kuMbhamAM zAhI, zAhIno kuMpo tathA copaDA ane lekhinI-kalama mUkelAM hatAM. zubha aMta:karaNavALA bIjA putranA kaLazamAM jamIna upara upajelI mATI, retI vagere mUkelAM hatAM. trIjA putranA nAmAMkita kaLazamAM hAthI, khaccara, ghoDA, gAya, baLada vagerenAM hADakAMno jaththo mUkelo hato ane cothA nAnA putranAM kaLazanI aMdara tejomaya, jhaLahaLATa karatI ATha karoDa sonAmahora mUkelI dekhAtI hatI. tenI sonAmahorathI bharelo kaLaza dekhIne bIjA traNe bhAIo kRSNapakSanI caudazanI rAtrInI jema bahu zyAma mukhavALA thaI gayA. cotho putra zyAmadeva to sonAmahorathI bharela potAno kaLaza dekhIne bahu saMtoSa pAmyo. kharekhara rokaDuM dravya maLavAthI koNa rAjI thatuM nathI ? A cotho bhAI nAno hato, chatAM paNa te lakSmI vaDe moTAI pAmyo. nAno maNi paNa kAMtivALo hoya to zuM kiMmata nathI pAmato ? traNe bhAIo lobhathI temanAM manamAM kSobha thavAthI teo durbhAva pAmyA, eTale potAne na zobhe tevAM halakAM vacano teo potAnA nAnA bhAIne kahevA lAgyA ane te sonAmahoramAM potAno bhAga mAMgavA lAgyA. te sAMbhaLIne zyAmadeva kahevA lAgyo, "mArA nAmanuM pitAe Apela dravya huM tamane ApIza nahi, mArA bhAgyathI mane je maLyuM te huM ja grahaNa karIza. pApanA udayathI tamArA kaLazamAM dhana na nIkaLyuM, temAM huM zuM karuM? kadAca tamArA traNamAMthI koIe lobhathI te badhAyamAMthI dravya laI lIdhuM haze to paNa kone khabara che ? temAM mAro zo doSa ? doSa tamArA karmano ja che.'

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kalA ane buddhino vilAsa 151 Ama lajjA rahita bolatA te nAnA bhAIe koIne bhAga Apyo nahi. dhananA kAraNe AthI te bhAIone parasparano sneha DhIlo paDI gayo ane haMmezAM temanAM gharamAM kalaha thavA mAMDyo. ghaNA divasa kleza cAlyo tyAre klezathI teonAM mana atyaMta khinna thayAM ane aMte AnuM yogya nirAkaraNa prApta karavA teo potAnA samAjamAM agragaNya gaNAtA mahAjana pAse AvyA. mAdhyasthabhAva dhAraNa karanArA te mahAjananA bhAIo paNa teonA klezanI vArtA sAMbhaLIne potapotAnA buddhivaibhavano upayoga karavA lAgyA, chatAM kAMI rahasya teo AmAMthI na pAmI zakyA, aMte teo thAkyA ane digmUDha banyA, paNa kAMI nirNaya karI zakyA nahi. teoe chevaTe kahyuM, 'rAjyadarabAramAM ghaNA buddhizALI mANaso hoya che, tethI rAjyadarabAramAM jAo. tyAM rAjAnA pratApathI tathA tenA puNya udayanA baLathI tamArA parasparanA kalahanuM zAMtithI nirAkaraNa thaze ane badhI vAta samajAze.' vyApArIono uttara sAMbhaLIne jevI rIte vAdavivAda karanArAo aMdara aMdara vAdavivAda karI chevaTe nirNaya na thAya tyAre sarvajJa samIpe jAya che, tevI rIte te badhA rAjyasabhAmAM rAjA pAse nyAya meLavavA mATe gayA. rAjyasabhAmAM jaIne potapotAnAM du:khanI vAta karatAM teo ubhA rahyA. tyAM paNa nyAyamAM catura evA maMtrIo paNa temano kleza zamAvI zakyA nahi. tyAre rAjAe vicAryuM, 'A kalahanuM koI yogya nirAkaraNa karI zakatuM nathI. paNa buddhizALI evA dhanyakumAra jarUra A vivAdano aMta lAvaze.' ema vicArIne dhanyakumArane te mATe jitArI rAjAe vicAra karavA bolAvyA. atizaya buddhizALI dhanyakumAra badhI hakIkata jANyA pachI rAjAnI AjJA maLavAthI te traNe bhAIone kahevA lAgyA, 1

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1 5 2. dhanyakumAra caritra 'bhAIo ! tamArA pitAe bahu uttama rIte sIdhA ane sarakhA bhAga ja pADelA che, paNa teno bheda nahi samajavAthI tame nakAmo kalaha karo cho. bApanuM heta to sarve putro upara samAna ja hoya che, koI upara ochuM vadhatuM hotuM nathI. have teNe kevI rIte bhAga vaheMcelA che, tenuM rahasya tame sAMbhaLo. je je putranI je je vastuomAM athavA to vyApAramAM kuzaLatA che, jemAM jenI buddhi skUlanA pAmatI nathI, te te putrane tamArA pitAe gharamAM saMpa rahe tevA hetuthI te vyavasAya tathA tenI vyavasthA soMpI che. je bhAI vyApAramAM kuzaLa che tene vyApAra karavAnI vastuo sopelI che. eTale je bhAIne copaDA, zAhI vagere ApelA che, tene vyApArAdi kaLAthI meLavela ane vyAje dhIreluM tamAma dravya Apela che. kAraNa ke temAM tamArA sarvemAM moTA bhAI dhanadeva kuzala che, tema tamArA pitAne samajAyuM che. eTale tene te sopela che. A moTA bhAIno vibhAga thayo. dhULa-mATI-retI vagere jenA kaLazamAMthI nIkaLyuM te kAmadeva te vyApAramAM kuzaLa hovAthI mATInA saMketa dvArA dhAnyanA koThAra tathA khetara Adi vagere jamIna Apela che. te vyApAramAM nAMkhela dravya tamArA moTAbhAI dhanadevane Apela dravyanA sarakhuM ja hovuM joIe. A pramANe bIjAno bhAga samajavo." jene hAthI, ghoDA, gAya, baLada vagerenAM hADakAM nIkaLyAM tene hAthI, ghoDA, gAya, baLada vagere catuSpada ane DhoronAM gokuLo ApelA che. jethI bIjA bhAI rAmadevane te vyApAramAM vizeSa kuzaLatA haze. tenuM lakSya temAM sAruM haze ane te pazuo paNa teTalI kiMmatanAM haze. te pramANe trIjAno bhAga samajavo. jene ratna, sonuM vagere. rokaDa nANuM nIkaLyuM, te haju sudhI vyApArakaLAmAM kuzaLa nahi hoya tema jaNAya che. A hetuthI patramalla

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kalA ane buddhino vilAsa 153 zreSThIe tamArA te nAnA bhAI zAmadevane rokaDuM dhana Apela che. A cothAno bhAga ane teno marma samajavo.' A Azaya vaDe tamArA pitAe te te vastuo ApavAno saMketa sUcavelo che. have tame badhA tamArA manamAM vicAra karo. A pramANenA sAMketika bhAgo vaDe te te vyApAramAM nAMkheluM dravya sarvane bhAge eka sarakhuM ATha ATha karoDa Avaze, tethI te pramANe tamArA pitAe sarakhA bhAgo vaheMcela che. juo ! tamArA pitAnA Azayane batAvanAra mArA vacana pramANe te te vastunI kiMmata thAya che ke nahi, teno sarve potapotAnAM manamAM vicAra karIne uttara Apo.' Ama kahIne cAreyanA bhAgono marma samajAvI dhanyakumAra uttara sAMbhaLavA mATe mauna rahyA. eTale moTA bhAIe tenA manamAM vicAra karIne kahyuM, "mane vyAja vagerethI dravya vRddhi thatAM ATha karoDa sonAmahora maLaze. bIjo baMdhu paNa bolyo, 'mane paNa jamIna, kSetra tathA koThAra vagerethI moTA bhAInA jeTalI ja dhana saMkhyA maLaze-tenuM ane mArUM pramANa sarakhuM thaze.' trIjo bhAI bolyo, 'mane cha hajAra ghoDA, so hAthI, so gAyonA gokuLa (eka gokuLamAM daza hajAra gAyo hoya che.) eMzI hajAra UMTa ane pADA-baLada vagerenI moTI saMkhyA maLaze, tenuM mUlya gaNatAM mane paNa ATha karoDa sonAmahora maLaze.' A teonAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjA ane badhA sabhAjano paNa cittamAM vismaya pAmyA ane mAthuM dhuNAvatAM dhanyakumAranA buddhikauzanA vakhANa karavA lAgyA. pachI te cArene rAjAe pUchyuM, 'tamAro kalaha nAza pAmyo ne ? temaja tamAro saMdeha dUra thayo ?' teo paNa hAtha joDIne bolyA, 'svAmin ! tame karoDo yugo sudhI jIvo. ApanA AdezathI puruSottama evA dhanyakumAre

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154 dhanyakumAra caritra buddhinA vilAsathI amAro vivAda bhAMgI nAMkhyo, amArI parasparanI prItinI velaDI vRddhi pamADI ane kalaha dUra karyo.' tyArabAda jitArI rAjAe te vyApArInA putrone javAnI rajA ApI, teo paNa AnaMdita cittavALA thaI rAjAne namaskAra karIne potAnAM ghera gayA. ghera gayA pachI dhanyakumAranI pratibhA, bhAgya, kaLA vagere guNothI te patramalla zreSThInA traNa putronuM aMtaHkaraNa temanA pratye AkarSAyuM ane paraspara vicAra karIne rUpa lAvaNyayukta potAnI bahena lakSmIvatIne teoe dhanyakumArane ApI. suMdara mahotsava vaDe tenI sAthe dhanyakumArano vivAha thayo ane pANigrahaNa veLAe cAre bhAIoe eka eka karoDa sonAmahora ApI.

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1 ra dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM lakSmIpura nagaramAM te avasare haMmezA khetI vagere kAryomAM mazagUla manavALo dhanakarmA nAme eka vaNika vyApArI raheto hato. teNe pApAnubaMdhI puNyanA udayathI aparimita dhana prApta karyuM hatuM, paNa te atizaya kRpaNa hato. tenI pAse atizaya lakSmI hatI, chatAM nahoto te dhanane dAnamAM Apato, ke nahoto te tene upabhogamAM leto. eka vakhata koI cAraNa potAnI cAraNa jJAtinA jJAtimeLAmAM gayo hato, tyAM teo badhA potapotAnuM kauzalya varNavavA lAgyA. koIe kahyuM, "meM amuka dezanA rAjAne prasanna karIne ghaNuM dhana meLavyuM che. bIjAe kahyuM, "amuka dezono rAjA to mahAkRpaNa che, tene paNa rAjI karIne meM dhana grahaNa karyuM che." trIjAe kahyuM, "asuka rAjAno amuka maMtrI sarva zAstrano pAragAmI che. sarve vAdIone pAchA haTAvI denAra che. buddhi vaDe anekane jItIne teone baMdIvAna karIne pachI teNe choDI mUkyA che. paNa koIne eka rAtI pAI paNa te Apato nathI, tevA

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156 dhanyakumAra caritra maMtrIne paNa gurUnI kRpAthI meM khuza karyo che, ne tenI kRpA meM meLavI che.' A rIte paraspara vAtacita karatA hatA, tevAmAM eka bhATa bolI uThyo, 'tame je saghaLuM kaho cho te satya ja che, paNa huM to tamArUM kauzalya tyAre ja jANuM ke jyAre lakSmIpuranA rahevAsI dhanakarmA nAmanA vyApArI pAsethI eka divasanA ApaNI jJAti saMmelananA bhojanano kharca cAle teTaluM dravya lAvo to badhuM sAcuM, nahi to tamArI A badhI vAtacIta mAtra gAla phulAvavA jevI ja mane lAge che. te samaye lakSmIpurathI tyAM Avela Izvaradatta cAraNa garvathI bolI uThyo, "oha ! emAM te zuM duSkara che ? meM to ghaNA vaja jevA kaThora hRdayavALAne paNa pIgALyA che, to A koNa mAtra che ? tenI pAsethI ja jyAre bhojana ane vastrAdika lAvIne ApaNA jJAti-saMmelanamAM kharyuM, tyAre ja A bhATa-cAraNa maMDaLamAMthI dAnano vibhAga huM grahaNa karIza, tyAM sudhI grahaNa nahi karuM." A pratijJA karIne te Izvaradatta bhATa, dhanakarmAnA ghera gayo. tyAM dhanakarmA pAse amRta jevI mIThI vANI vaDe teNe mAMgaNI karI, "he vicakSaNomAM ziromaNi ! tuM dAna devAmAM kema vilaMba kare che ? AyuSyano kAMI bharoso nathI, AMkhanA palakArA ja vAraMvAra baMdha ughADa thaIne maraNa sUcave che, saMsAranI asthiratA batAve che, tethI dAnadharmamAM vilaMba karavo te ayukta che.' kahyuM che ke, "jyAre vidhi anukULa hoya tyAre paNa devuM, kAraNa ke pUranAra to puNya che, vidhi vAMko hoya tyAre paNa dAna devuM, kAraNa ke nahi to te badhuM laI jaze." he sthira manavALA ! mATe ja apAya teTaluM dAna Apa. tene ekaThuM karI rAkhIza nahi. jo bhamarIo madha ekaThuM karI rAkhe che, to bIjA jIvo te upADI jAya che.

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM. 1pa7 kRpaNa mANasanI pAtALamAM dATelI lakSmIno tyAM ja nAza thaI jAya che. aMdhArA kUvAmAM UMDu gayeluM-nahi vaparAtuM pANI levAla vagerethI gaMdhAtuM thaI jAya che. bhikSuko ghera ghera pharIne mAgatA nathI, paNa bodha Ape che ke, "dAna Apo ! dAna Apo ! jo dAna nahi Apo to amane maLyA tevAM phaLa tamane maLaze, amArA jevI dazA thaze." dhanakarmA zreSThIne bodha karavA mATe A rIte aneka subhASito, anyoktio vagere madhura svare te Izvaradatte tyAM saMbhaLAvyuM. paNa te zeThanuM citta magaroLIyA pASANanI jema jarA paNa bhiMjAyuM nahi, eTale te cAraNe "huM duHkhita chuM. huM bhUkhyo chuM, huM bhAre karmI chuM.' ItyAdi dIna vacano vividha abhinaya sAthe kahyA tyAre te dhanakarmA zreSThI tene Thapako deto kahevA lAgyo, 're bhAI ! atyAre samaya nathI, tuM je mAge te AvatI kAle tane ApIza. Ama dhanakarmAe tene kahyuM, tethI Izvaradatta cAraNa tenA guptAzayane nahi samajato AnaMdita thaI manamAM vicAravA lAgyo, 'mAruM Agamana saphaLa thayuM, meM pratijJA karI ane ahIM Avyo, te sAruM thayuM. A zreSThIe eka divasanA vilaMba pachI, dAna ApavAnuM aMgIkAra karyuM che. mULathI ja nahi ApuM, tema kahyuM nathI te barAbara che. kAle AvIne dAna laIne huM jaIza, ekAMta haTha karavI te yAcaka janane yogya nathI." A vicAra karIne te gayo. pharIthI bIje divase tenA ghera jaIne te ja pramANe teNe dhanakarmA pAse yAcanA karI. tyAre dhanakarmA zeThe kahyuM, "re mAgadha ! are cAraNa ! kema utAvaLo thAya che ? dhIro thA ! zAMta thA ! meM kahyuM che tema tane kAle jarUra ApIza." te zreSThInAM vacano sAMbhaLIne nahi devAnI icchAvALA te zreSThIno hArda tathA daMbhAdika sArI rIte

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158 dhanyakumAra caritra te cAraNe jANI lIdho. pachI teNe vicAra karyo ke, "AnI sAthe mAre kalaha karavo te vyAjabI nathI, kAraNa ke tema karUM to A zreSThIne prasanna karIne huM bhojana lAvIza." evI je meM pratijJA karI che ane atre Avyo chuM, temAM hAni thAya. "A kahe che ke, kAle ApIza." paNa mULathI "nahi dauM' tema to kaheto nathI, tethI AnI pAchaLa paDIne haMmezA tenI pAse mAMgIne huM ene thakavI dauM. keTalA vakhata sudhI te mane Avo ne Avo pratyuttara ApyA karaze? aMte thAkIne te Apaze, chevaTe lokalajjAthI paNa mAruM kArya siddha thaze, tenA ane mArA bhAgyano vilAsa have joIe chIe, temAM koNa hAre che ? te paNa jovAnuM che. Ama vicArIne haMmezAM te zreSThInA ghera AvI AzIrvAda ApavA lAgyo ane bhojananI yAcanA karavA lAgyo, te zreSThI paNa pahelA divase je vacana vaDe uttara Apyo hato te ja vacana vaDe haMmezAM uttara Apato. tyAre te cAraNe eka vakhate pUchayuM, "kAla kyAre thaze ? dhanakarmAe javAba Apyo, "hamaNAM to Aja varte che. kAlanI kone khabara che ? kAla thaze tyAre ApIza." Ama kahIne teNe tene visarjana karyo. A pramANe haMmezAM karatAM ghaNA divaso vyatIta thayA paNa dhanakarmAe te bhATane kAMI paNa ApyuM nahi, chevaTe te Izvaradatta cAraNa AMTA khAI khAIne thAkyo ane AzAbhagna thavAthI vicAravA lAgyo, "A kRpaNa ane ati lobhI koI upAya vaDe kharca karato nathI, paNa have koI paNa jAtanA prapaMca vaDe mAre tenI pAse kharca karAvavo che, pANIno DoLa halAvyA vagara agara to pANI kADhavAno kosa calAvyA vagara zuM pANI kUvAmAMthI bahAra kADhI zakAya che ?" nItizAstramAM paNa kahyuM che ke, "zaThanI sAthe zaThatA karavI.' vakra buddhivALo hoya to parANe puNya kare che

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM. 159 ane sadAcAra seve che. dhanuSyane jo kheMcIne dhAraNa karIe to ja sIdhuM thAya che. nahi to sIdhuM thatuM nathI. kRpaNa puruSomAM agresara evo A zreSThI devatAnI sahAya vinA svAdhInatAmAM laI zakAze nahi. tethI 'vAMke lAkaDe vAMko vara' evI je lokamAM kahevata che te have sAcI karavI. mArI pratijJAne pUrNa karavA mATe koI paNa upAya vaDe A kRpaNanI lakSmIne prApta karIne teno dAna ane bhogamAM vyaya karAvI mAre kRtakRtya thavuM che, mATe have to huM pratAriNI vidyA sAdhIne mArUM icchita kArya karIza. Ama dhanakarmA zreSThInA dhananA vyayanI vAMcchA rAkhato te Izvaradatta caMDikA devInA maMdire gayo. tyAM zaktidevIne namaskAra karIne 'tamArA prasAdathI mArA kAryanI siddhi thAo' tevI rIte bolIne sAvadhAna manavALo thaI te cAraNa, vidyAnuM ArAdhana karavA 'artha meLavuM athavA to deha pADuM' evo manamAM nizcaya karIne vinayapUrvaka te devI sanmukha beTho ane vidhipUrvaka ekavIza upavAsa teNe karyA. te cAraNe maunavrata tathA tapa, maMtra, jApa, homAdi aneka prakAre maMtranI ane devInI ArAdhanA karatAM chevaTe te caMDikA tenA upara prasanna thaI ane pratyakSa thaIne te cAraNane kahevA lAgI, 'he bhadra ! tArI bhakti vaDe huM prasanna thaI chuM, je tArI icchA hoya te vara mAMga.' devInI vANI sAMbhaLIne te cAraNa devIne namaskAra karIne mAMgavA lAgyo, he mAtA ! jo tame mArA upara saMtuSTa thayA ho, to mane rUpaparAvartinI vidyA ane bhUtakALanuM smaraNa thAya tevuM jJAna Apo.' tyAre devI paNa tenA Azaya pramANe icchita vara tene ApIne aMtardhAna thaI gaI. prasanna thayelA devatAo zuM zuM ApatA nathI ? tyAra pachI te cAraNa atizaya AnaMda pAmato harSita cittavALo thaIne tyAMthI uThI

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160 dhanyakumAra caritra potAnA ghera gayo ane pAraNuM karIne te yogya samayanI rAha jovA lAgyo. eka vakhate dhanakarmA zeTha potAnA kAmakAjane mATe bIje gAma gayo che, tyAre avasara maLyo mAnI Izvaradatta cAraNe devIe ApelA varadAnanA prabhAvathI dhanakarmAnuM rUpa vikuvIne tenA gharamAM praveza karyo. tyAM jaIne tenA putrAdi gharanA parivArane te kahevA lAgyo, "huM Aje zukana sArA nahi thavAthI gAma gayo nathI. ahIM pAchA pharatAM rastAmAM arihaMta bhagavaMtano dharma saMbhaLAvatA eka munine meM joyA, te sthaLe huM munine namIne beTho.' te vakhate karUNApradhAna te munIzvare mane A pramANe dharmopadeza pharamAvyo che, "sarve saMsArI jIvone dhananI icchA bahu ja hoya che. tene mATe sarve na varNavI zakAya tevAM ghaNAM kaSTo sahana kare che, dhananI buddhithI mohAMdha mANaso mahAgahana aTavI pasAra kare che, dezAMtaramAM rakhaDe che, bahu uMDA evA samudramaMthanano kleza paNa vahore che. kRpaNa evA zeThanI sevA kare che ane sAthIonA samUhathI rasto sAMkaDo thaI gayo hoya tevAM yuddhomAM paNa jAya che. A sarve lobhanA vilAso che." A pramANe dhana mATe ghaNA lezo anubhavAya che, paNa A lakSmI to puNyanA baLathI ja meLavAya che. A vAta nahi jANanArAo te lakSmIne meLavavA aDhAra pApasthAnako seve che. A pramANe pApAcaraNa karatAM paNa puNyabaLa vagara lakSmI to maLatI ja nathI. Aja, kAla, parama divasa, pachIno divasa tevI vicAraNA pratyeka manuSya lakSmIne mATe karyA kare che, paNa hAthamAM rahelA pANInI jema gaLatAM jatAM AyuSyano te vicAra karato nathI. tRSNA DAkiNIthI grasta sarve loko tene meLavavA nakAmA doDAdoDI-dhamAdhamI kare che. kadApi pUrve karelA pApAnubaMdhI puNyanA udayathI lakSmI maLe che, to paNa te adhika

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM, 161 meLavavA, tene vadhAravAnI ciMtA rahyA kare che. te dhananA saMrakSaNanI ciMtA thAya che, paNa te lakSmInuM saMrakSaNa karavAmAM samartha evA dharmamAM teo udyama karatA nathI. prApta thayelI lakSmI to kevaLa asAra che, karmabaMdhanA hetubhUta ja che. paramArtha nahi jANanArA saMsArI jIvone to lakSmI viSamizrita annanA jevI anarthadAyI che. jema tevA annano koLiyo peTamAM Ave to mANasane prANano saMdeha karAvanAra thaI paDe che. tevI rIte pApAnubaMdhI puNyanI lakSmI paNa Aloka ane paralokamAM aneka duHkho prApta karAve che, AlokamAM jenI pAse lakSmI hoya tenI pAchaLa bhaya to bhamyA ja kare che ane tene aneka vighnono saMbhava rahe che.' 'sagA-saMbaMdhIo lakSmInI icchA kare che, cora loko tene corI jAya che, chaLa karIne rAjAo tene upADI jAya che, agni eka kSaNamAM tene bALIne bhasma karI nAMkhe che, pANI tene palALI nAMkhe che ane bhoMyamAM nAMkhI hoya to yakSo, vyaMtaro Adi teno nAza kare che. bhavAbhinaMdI prANIone to AlokamAM paNa A lakSmI klezanuM ja kAraNa thAya che. lakSmI hajAronI, lAkhanI ke karoDanI saMkhyAmAM ke tethI paNa adhika pramANamAM meLavI hoya ane pachI te mUkIne mRtyu thAya to te pApanA ja hetubhUta-pApano ja baMdha karAvanAra pAchaLathI paNa thAya che. kAraNa ke pUrve upArjelI ane mUkI dIdhelI lakSmI pachIthI potAnA putra agara bIjA koInA hAthamAM Ave che, te puruSa tenA vaDe je je pApakarmo kare che, te te pApano bhAgIdAra lakSmIno saMcaya karI janAra puruSa je bhavamAM te vartato hoya, te bhavamAM icchA na hoya chatAM paNa thAya che.' 'A mArUM' tema karIne paravazapaNAthI je mUkI devAya che, to teno pApavibhAga avazya tenI mamatA sAthe

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16 2 dhanyakumAra caritra mRtyu pAmanAra jIvane prApta thAya che ane anumati nahi hovAthI te lakSmIthI je kAMI puNya kAryo thAya che, te puNyano bhAga tene maLato nathI. pApa to pUrve lakhAyelA devA-karajanA kAgaLanA jevuM che. sahI karI ApIne je karaja kareluM hoya, te devuM ApI dIdhA vagara tenuM vyAja utaratuM nathI, vyAja vadhyA ja kare che, puNya to navIna vyApArane aMge vastugrahaNamAM che. navIna vyApAramAM je bole (sodo kare) te ja lAbha pAme che, tevI ja rIte puNyamAM paNa anumati vinA lAbha maLato nathI. A pramANe lakSmI A bhava ane parabhava baMnemAM duHkha denArI che. jeo zAstranuM rahasya bhaNelAM hoya, jemane dharmanI sAmagrI maLI hoya te puruSone to kAyaSTi jevI lakSmI paNa muktinuM sukha ApanArI thAya che. kAraNa ke, DAhyo, buddhimAna puruSa kAzayaSTinA vRkSane mULamAMthI ukheDI nAMkhIne tene parikarmita karIne judA judA kSetromAM pharIne vAve che, pachI te ja kAzayaSTinuM jhADa zeraDInA jhADa jevuM thaI jAya che, tevI ja rIte kAzayaSTirUpa lakSmIne paNa je mANaso jinabhavana, jinabiMba ityAdi sAte zubha kSetromAM vApare che, tene zeraDInA vRkSanI jema paraMparAe te lakSmI mokSanuM sukha ApanAra thAya che, nahi to te sarva rIte anarthakArI ja thAya che.' tyArabAda upakArI gurUmahArAje vizeSamAM pharamAvyuM ke, 'dAna, bhoga ane nAza te pramANe dhananI traNa gati che. je dAna deto nathI, temaja je lakSmIne bhogavato nathI, tenI lakSmInuM pariNAma chevaTe nAzarUpa Ave che. trIjI gati (nAza) thAya che. Ama hovAthI uttama puruSone lakSmI maLatAM tenuM zreSTha phaLa dAna che. bhoga tenuM madhyama phaLa che." je puruSa A be phaLamAMthI eka paNa uttama ke madhyama phaLa meLavato nathI, tene tenI lakSmInuM trIjuM kaniSTa phaLa (nAza) maLe che. pUrva puNyano kSaya thAya eTale lakSmI

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM. 163 to durgatimAM bhramaNa karavAnuM ApIne cAlatI thaI jAya che. mATe ja jJAnI puruSoe kahyuM che, "pRthvInuM AbhUSaNa puruSa che. puruSanuM AbhUSaNa uttama puNyavALI lakSmI che, lakSmInuM AbhUSaNa dAna che ane dAnanuM AbhUSaNa supAtra che." dhanakarmA zreSThInA rUpamAM parAvartana karI Avela te Izvaradatta cAraNa te putrone kahe che ke, "putro ! mATe A pramANe munimahArAjanI dezanA sAMbhaLIne huM manamAM camatkAra pAmyo ane manamAM ciMtavavA lAgyo, "are ! ajJAna vaDe meM to ati duSkara evo narabhava tathA dhanasAmagrI maLyA chatAM baMnene gumAvI dIdhAM che. Aloka ane paralokanuM kAMI paNa sAdhana karyuM nathI. durgatimAM javAnA kAraNabhUta pApakarmanI ja meM to puSTi karI che. kRpaNatAnA doSathI meM kAMI paNa ApyuM nathI, khAdhuM nathI, bhogavyuM nathI, mAtra dIna puruSonI jema duHkhe bharAya tevA jaTharanI pUrti ja karI che, vaLI meM bhogavyuM nathI, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa putrAdikane bhogavavA dIdhuM nathI. kIrti mATe yAcakone paNa dhana ApyuM nathI, dIna, duHkhI, nirAdhArano uddhAra paNa koI divasa karyo nathI. tethI have avazya huM mAro janma saphaLa thAya tema karIza.' A pramANe nizcaya karIne huM ahIM Avelo chuM. "are putro ! muninAM vacano sAMbhaLavAthI dhanAdinA dhyAnamAM huM nirmamatva bhAvavALo thayo chuM. A teono upakAra che, kRpaNatAnA doSathI atyAra sudhI je kALa gayo te badho te durgatinuM poSaNa thAya tevI rIte meM gumAvyo che. tame sarvane paNa dAna ane bhogAdikamAM huM aMtarAya karanAro thayo chuM. tame to suputro hovAthI mArA Azayane anukULa rahI atyAra sudhI kALa vyatIta karyo che. he putro ! dhanAdi sarva pApanA adhikaraNo hovAthI te sarvane bahu duHkhadAyIpaNe meM sAdhumahArAjanA upadezathI jANyA che, tethI have

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164 dhanyakumAra caritra dhanAdikano supAtramAM vyaya karavAnI mArI icchA che. dAnAdikathI rahita dhana to kevaLa anarthane upajAvanAra ja thAya che, tethI have dIna janono uddhAra, supAtranuM poSaNa, kuTuMbI janonI pratipAlanA vagere karavA vaDe huM dAnanuM uttama phaLa meLavIza, tethI tamane paNa dAna ane bhogAdikamAM je icchA hoya te mane kahevI. tene mATe sukhethI dhana levuM. AjathI tamane mArI anumati che, pharIthI pUchavuM nahi. huM to have dAnAdika satkAryamAM ja mazagUla rahIza.' A rIte kahIne te mAyAvI dhanakarmA dInajano vagere sarvane Icchita dhana ApavA lAgyo. vaLI sIdAtA sAdharmika bhAIone tathA anya yAcakone tenI icchAthI paNa adhika ApavA lAgyo. Ama thoDA ja divasamAM ATha karoDa sonAmahoro te mAyAvI zreSThIe vAparI nAMkhI. nagaramAM paNa bhAre vastro ane AbhUSaNo paherIne te sukhAsanamAM-pAlakhImAM athavA to rathamAM besIne bahAra nIkaLato. eka divasa tenA koI bALa vayanA priya mitre tene pUchyuM, "are zreSThinuM hamaNAM tamArI AvI udAra dAnavRtti, tyAgavRtti tathA bhogavRtti kevI rIte thaI ?' tyAre pUrve kahelI kalpita hakIkata kahIne teNe uttara Apyo. te sAMbhaLI keTalAka uttama jIvo bolyA, "aho ! niHspRha evA muninI dezanA vaDe koNa pratibodha pAmatuM nathI ? emAM zuM Azcarya che? pahelAnA vakhatanI vAto zAstromAM sAMbhaLIe chIe ke dRDhaprahArI, cilAtIputra vagere paNa kukarmamAM magna thayelA, kumArge gayelA, kumArganuM poSaNa karanArA, kumatithI vAsita thayela aMtaHkaraNavALA, sAte vyasana sevavAmAM tatpara ane krUra mahAniSphara pariNAmavALA hatA, chatAM teo paNa munimahArAjanI dezanA sAMbhaLIne pratibodha pAmyA hatA ane te ja bhavamAM jainadharmane ArAdhI cidAnaMda padane

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM. 165 teoe prApta karyuM hatuM. to A zreSThImAM to evo doSa kyAM hato? mAtra kRpaNapaNuM ja hatuM. te nigraMtha muninA upadezathI teNe jANuM, paNa A zreSThI kharekhara dhanya che ke tenI AvI janmathI kusaMskAronA kAraNe rahelI kRpaNatA nAza pAmI, ApaNA jevAnI tevI mati kyAre thaze ?' A pramANe uttama jIvo tenI stuti karatA hatA. koI vaLI bolatA hatA, "AnuM AyuSya have alpa rahyuM jaNAya che, jethI janmano svabhAva paNa teno pharI gayo. svabhAva palaTo thaI gayo." jyotiSazAstramAM kahyuM che ke "jyAre janmanI prakRti ekadama prayatna vinA pharI jAya, tyAre AyuSya alpa bAkI rahyuM hoya che tema samajavuM." Ama jenA manamAM jema AvatuM tema sarva koI bolatA, ghaNA mANasonAM moDhAM baMdha konAthI thaI zake che ? have eka divasa te kUTa dhanakarmA rAjadarabAramAM gayo ane bahu mUlyavALI bheTa rAjA AgaLa dharIne rAjAne page lAgI ubho rahyo. rAjA paNa navI jAtanI mahAmUlyavALI tenI bheTa joIne bahu prasanna thayo ane AdarapUrvaka tene bolAvIne kahevA lAgyo, "aho zreSThI ! tamArA cittamAM AvI udAra buddhi kyAMthI thaI ? pahelAM to loko haMmezAM tamArA kRpaNatAnA doSanI ja vAto karyA karatA hatA ane hamaNAM to kSaNe kSaNe tamArA dAna, bhoga vageremAM udAratAnI ja vAto saMbhaLAya che. A kevI rIte banyuM? sAcesAcuM kaho." eTale te kUTa zreSThIe pUrve kahela muni mahArAjanI dezanA vagere pratibodha pAmavAnA kAraNarUpa thayA hatA, te kalpita vRttAMta batAvyo. rAjA paNa tenI vAta sAMbhaLIne cittamAM camatkAra pAmyo ane kahevA lAgyo, "aho ! jIvanI gati aciMtanIya che.

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166 dhanyakumAra caritra sarvajJa vinA koI te gatine jANI zakatA nathI." A pramANe kahIne ucita sanmAna tathA prasAda ApIne rAjAe kahyuM, "mArA lAyaka rAjyane aMge je kAMI kAmakAja hoya te sukhethI kahejo, manamAM zaMkA rAkhatA nahi.' ityAdi kahI te mAyAvI zreSThIne saMtoSIne visarjana karyo. te paNa praNAma karIne ukyo ane manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyo, "aho ? dAna vaDe zuM thatuM nathI ? dAnathI devo paNa sAnukULa thAya che, to pachI manuSyanI to zI vAta ?' AvA vicAro karato te dhanakarmA zreSThI ghera Avyo. A pramANe mAyAvI dhanakarmA zreSThInA te nagaramAM dareka ghare, dareka rastA upara ane te nagarInI AjubAjunA dareka nAnA, moTA gAmomAM yAcakajanoe yaza ane zobhA vistArI dIdhAM arthAt te sarvatra vikhyAta thaI gayo. A bAju, mULa dhanakarmA potAnA nagarethI kAmakAja mATe je gAmamAM gayela hato, te ja gAmamAM koI yAcaka mAyAvI dhanakarmA pAsethI yAcanA karatAM IcchAthI paNa adhika dhana, vastra, AbharaNAdika meLavIne te mAyAvI dhanakarmAnI prazaMsA karato potAnA gAma bAju jaI rahyo hato, tyAM rastAmAM eka zreSThInI dukAna upara mULa dhanakarmA beTho hato ane vyApArAdikanI vAto karato hato. tenI pAsenI dukAnavALAe A vastrAbharaNathI zobhatA yAcakane raste jatAM oLakhIne bolAvyo. te yAcaka paNa tenI pAse AvIne dhanakarmAnA yazane varNavato kahevA lAgyo, "are lakSmIno Azraya karIne rahelA lakSmIpura nAmanA nagaramAM karNa, bali vagere dAnezvarIne bhulAvI denAra, sAkSAt kuberanA avatAra jevo, puNyano jANe ke samUha ja ekaTho thayo hoya tevo, badhA dAnezvarIomAM agresara dhanakarmA nAme zreSThI vase che. teNe mArA jevA ghaNAonAM dAridrayane pheDI nAMkhyA che. vartamAna

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM. 167 samayamAM to Avo dAridrayane cUranAro, icchAthI paNa adhika dAna devAvALo meM koI joyo nathI ke sAMbhaLyo paNa nathI. tenI mAtAe tene ja janma Apyo che, udAra dAnezvarI guNothI zobhato A mahAna dAtA che, AnA jevo dAnezvarI koI thayo nathI, tema koI thaze paNa nahi. zuM tenuM vizeSa varNana karuM ? sAkSAt brahmA paNa tenA guNone kahevAne samartha nathI.' A vAta pAsenI dukAna upara beThelA sAcA dhanakarmAe sAMbhaLI. te sAMbhaLatAM ja tenAM cittamAM camatkAra utpanna thayo ane te vicAravA lAgyo, "aho ! mArA nagaramAM dhanavaMta dhanakarmA to huM eka ja chuM. e nAmavALo bIjo koI joyo nathI, tema sAMbhaLyo paNa nathI ! ane huM to ahIM chuM ! athavA A dhanakarmA koI anya gAmathI Avyo che ke zuM ? A pramANe zaMkAyukta cittathI teNe yAcakane pUchayuM, "te kahelo dhanakarmA kayA gAmathI Avelo che ?" yAcake kahyuM, "Avela che, tema zuM pUcho cho? te to te ja lakSmIpura nagarano rahevAsI che. kuberapoLamAM te rahe che. rUpamAM sAkSAt tamArA jevo ja che, guNomAM to devathI paNa ghaNo adhika che." A pramANe yAcaka pAsethI hakIkata sAMbhaLIne te mULa dhanakarmA je kRpaNomAM ziromaNi hato, tenA cittamAM moTI ciMtA ubhI thaI, "A yAcaka zuM bole che ? te nagaramAM ne te poLamAM mArA jevo koI raheto nathI, to pachI mArA nagaramAM tevo anya koNa hoya ?' A pramANe vicArIne teNe pharIne pUchayuM, "tuM je bole che, te mane bilakula samajAtuM nathI. tethI ja huM vAraMvAra pUchuM chuM. bhikhArIne so Abho hoya che. tethI kSaNe kSaNe juduM bolavuM tamArI jAtino dharma che, tethI huM tane pharI pUchuM chuM ke, tuM je bole che te te koIne moDhethI sAMbhaLyuM che ? athavA te pote ja te dekhyuM che? ,

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168 dhanyakumAra caritra athavA bhAMga pIne jema mANasa astavyasta bole tema tuM khoTuM bole che? kAraNa ke te kahela lakSmIpura nagaranI kuberapoLano huM ja agresara chuM. mArA jeTaluM dhana tathA vyApArAdithI yukta mArA sarakhI dhurAne dhAraNa karanAra AkhA nagaramAM paNa bIjo koI nathI, to pachI te poLamAM to kyAMthI ja hoya ? amuka kArya prasaMge keTalAya divaso thayA huM ahIM Avyo chuM. to mane AvyAne thoDA divaso thayA, teTalAmAM te kahelI vAta kevI rIte saMbhave ?' Ama sAMbhaLIne te yAcaka bolyo, "zuM karavA nakAmo vivAda karo cho ? ame yAcako to haMmezAM sAcu ja bolanArA hoIe. jevuM joIe tevuM ja bolanArA chIe. hRdayamAM kAMI ane mukhamAM kAMI tema bhinna AzayathI vartavuM ane bolavuM te guNa to vidhAtAe tamArI ja jAtine Apelo ne, jo tamane mArI vAta sAcI na lAgatI hoya to tyAM jaIne juo, eTale sarva jaNAze." paraMtu nagaramAM bhamatAM meM ema paNa sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke, "A dhanakarmA pahelAM to bahu ja kRpaNa hato ane hamaNAM to dAnaguNa vaDe tenA jevo koIpaNa jaNAto nathI. tethI te zreSThI ! meM je sarve kahyuM che, te sAcuM ja jANajo. asatya bolavAthI mane zo lAbha che ? meM to jevuM dekhyuM che, tevuM ja kahyuM che, temAM saMdeha karavA jevo nathI, meM kahyuM tethI nyUnAdhika huM kAMI paNa jANato nathI, tamAruM kalyANa thAo. huM have jAuM chuM. Ama kahIne te yAcaka cAlato thayo. zreSThI dhanakarmI uparanI badhI vAta sAMbhaLIne vicAra karavA lAgyo, "A badhI vAta to asaMbhavita utpAta jevI che. koI rIte saMbhavI zake tevI nathI, vaLI kevaLa asatya hoya tema paNa jaNAtuM nathI. kAMIka vadhatI ochI kadAca haze, paNa mULathI asatya hoya tema lAgatuM nathI, tethI have huM tAkIde jAuM. ahIMnuM

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM. 169 je kAma bAkI raheze to te mATe pharIvAra huM pAcho AvIza." Ama manamAM vicAra karIne divasa thoDo bAkI hato, tevAmAM te potAnA lakSmIpura nagaranA raste paDyo. mArge koI gAmamAM te sUto, paNa rAtrImAM mAnasika ciMtAnA yogathI tene nidrA AvI nahi. saMtApamAM rAtrI vyatIta karIne prabhAte te potAnA nagara tarapha Avyo. kapaTI dhanakarmAne devaprayogathI tenA AgamananI pahelethI ja khabara paDI gaI. tethI dvArapALone teNe kahI rAkhyuM ke, "re sevako, hAla A gAmamAM bahurUpI dhUtArAo ghaNA AvelA che. aneka prakAranI pUrtikaLA keLavIne teo lokone chetare che, temAM vaLI keTalAka to koI gharadhaNInA jevuM ja rUpa karIne gharamAM pravezIne gharamAMthI lakSmI vagere sArI vastuo upADI jAya che, tethI sAvadhAnapaNe rahejo, koI ajANyo mANasa gharamAM Ave to tene aTakAvajo, pesavA dezo nahi.' madhyAhna lagabhaga thatAM mULa dhanakarmA potAnA nagara lakSmIpuramAM Avyo ane lokoe nagaramAM tene praveza karato joyo. tene joIne aMdara aMdara kAnanI pAse AvIne teo kahevA lAgyA, "are ! Aje vaLI dhanakarmA mULa veSa vagere paherIne page cAlato kyAMthI Ave che ?" te sAMbhaLIne bIjo bolyo, "A dhanakarmAnA jevA ja rUpavALo koI musAphara Avato jaNAya che." pelAe kahyuM, "tuM sAcuM kahe che, kAraNa ke meM Aje savAre ja sukhAsanamAM besIne ghaNA sevakothI parivarelA dhanakarmAne A raste jatAM joyo che.' tyAre trIjo bolyo, "dhanakarmA to A ja che, kAraNa ke Ane jotAM jotAM mAro Akho janmAro pUro thaI gayo. jo A dhanakarmA na hoya to ApaNe zarata karIe.' Ama vividha prakAranI vAto te nagaramAM thavA lAgI.

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dhanyakumAra caritra mULa dhanakarmAe temAMthI keTalIka thoDI thoDI sAMbhaLI. te sAMbhaLIne te manamAM vicAravA lAgyo, 'kAMIka AmAM kAraNa to lAge che, paNa pahelAM ekavAra huM ghera jaI gharamAM pravezI svastha thaIne pachI A bAbatamAM tapAsa karIza.' Ama manamAM nizcaya karI, utAvaLo te gharanA AMgaNA pAse Avyo, paNa tene joIne koI nokara ubho thayo nahi. tema tene praNAma paNa karyA nahi, Avo acAnaka pheraphAra thavAthI 'A zuM ?' ema vicArato te gharamAM praveza karavA lAgyo. tyAre gharanA sevakoe tene kahyuM, 'e kyAM jAo cho ? konA gharamAM peso cho ?' A sAMbhaLIne camatkAra pAmelo dhanakarmA bolyo, are ! zuM tuM mane paNa oLakhato nathI ? mArI nokarImAM rahyA tane to ghaNAM varSa thaI gayAM. Aje tamArA badhAyanuM magaja kema pharI gayuM ?' sevakoe kahyuM, 'jA, jA, bIje ThekANe dhUrtakaLA keLavaje, ame to jANIe chIe, jANelA graha pIDA karI zakatA nathI.' zreSThIe te sAMbhaLIne kahyuM, 'zuM tame badhA svAmIdrohI thaI gayA cho ? ATha, daza divasamAM to badhuM bhUlI gayA ke zuM ? jethI tamo tamArA zeThane paNa oLakhatA nathI.' 170 sevakoe kahyuM, 'kono svAmI ? koNa tArA sevako ? amArA svAmI to gharanI aMdara bahu AnaMdathI lahera kare che, te ciraMjIvI-AyuSmAna che. tuM to koI dhUtAro dhUrtakaLA vaDe gharane lUMTavA Avyo che. jo amArA svAmI A vAta jANaze to tArI mAThI gati thaze.' A pramANe vAdavivAda thato sAMbhaLIne pADozIo AvyA. tene joIne zreSThIe kahyuM, 'are somadeva, mitradatta, bhAIo ! juo, juo ! tamane te divase amuka kArya kahIne amuka gAme huM gayo hato. te kArya saMpUrNa karIne huM tarata ja ahIM pAcho Avyo chuM. A ghaNA vakhatanA paricita mArA

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM. 171 sevako mane oLakhatA ja na hoya tema varte che ane mane gharamAM praveza karavA detA nathI.' Ama te zreSThInAM vacanone sAMbhaLIne te sarve paNa vicAramAM paDI gayA, "A dhanakarmA koNa ? gharanI aMdara je dhanakarmA che te koNa ? A je kahe che te paNa sAcuM lAge che. gharanI aMdara rahela paNa sAco jaNAya che, A benI vacce kayo dhanakarmA sAco ane kayo mAyAvI ? atizaya jJAnI vagara A vAtano nirNaya koNa kare ? te samaye te bhegA maLelAmAMthI eka anubhavIe kahyuM, gharanI aMdara rahela zreSThIne bahAra lAvIne baMnene saMyoga karI meLavaNI karI joIe, to satyAsatyanI tarata parIkSA thaze.' te - sAMbhaLIne koI khoTA dhanakarmA taraphathI maLela khAnapAna tathA tenAM miSTa vacanothI tRpta banI tene AdhIna thayelA bolI uThyA, A dhanakarmA koNa che ? dhanakarmA to gharamAM rahIne AnaMda kare che. A to koI dhUtAro ahIM Avelo jaNAya che." tyAM te avasare anya koI buddhimAna sarala hato, teNe jaNAvyuM, "bhAIo ! mane to A bahAra ubhela dhanakarmA ja sAco lAge che. kAraNa ke prakRti ane prANa sAthe ja jAya che. kadAca koIne tattvajJAnanA zravaNathI pratibodha thAya ane koI rIte svabhAvamAM parivartana thAya, paNa mULathI teno svabhAva pharI jato nathI. A dhanakarmA te mULa prakRtivALo dhanakarmA dekhAya che. prakRtithI tenAmAM pheraphAra thayo hoya athavA te pharI gayo hoya tema dekhAtuM nathI. gurUmahArAjanA upadezanA zravaNathI kRpaNa paNa dAnAdika Ape che, to paNa te yogyAyogyano bheda pADIne ja Ape che, jema jema potAnuM dravya uDAvI nAMkhato nathI. moTA kaSTa vaDe ane mahApApanAM kAryo karyA bAda dravya maLe che. teno vyaya kema karavo te tenuM ja hRdaya jANe che. dAna devuM te maraNa barobara

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172 dhanyakumAra caritra lokomAM gaNAya che. gharamAM rahela dhanakarmA to jevI rIte vairInA hAthamAM dravya Ave tyAre te game tenI pAse vicAra karyA vagara lUMTAve, tema A badhuM dravya lUMTAve che. tethI mArA aMtaHkaraNamAM to A bahAra ubhelo ja dhanakarmA sAco jaNAya che." A pramANe bahAra jato kolAhala sAMbhaLIne dhanakarmA zreSThIno moTo putra ratnadeva bahAra Avyo. tene joIne mULa dhanakarmAe tene kahyuM, "re putra ! gharamAM te kone saMgrahI rAkhela che !' Ama tene bolato sAMbhaLIne ratnadeva paNa vibhramamAM paDyo ane vicAravA lAgyo, "A zuM upAdhi ubhI thaI ?" eTale te mauna dhAraNa karIne gharamAM gayo ane kUTa dhanakarmAne teNe badho vRttAMta nivedana karyo, te paNa turata ja ukyo ane kahevA lAgyo, "meM gaI kAle ja nahotuM kahyuM ke gAmamAM bahu dhUtArA AvelA che, temAMthI A koI dhUtAro ahIM Avyo haze, paNa asatya kyAM sudhI Takaze ? teno nirvAha kyAM sudhI thaze ?" A kahI te bahAra Avyo. sevako badhA tene joIne ubhA thayA. mAyAvI dhanakarmAe mULa dhanakarmAne kahyuM, "re tuM kyAMthI Avyo che ? are dhUrta ! tuM konA gharamAM praveza karavA icche che ? te sAMbhaLI mULa dhanakarmAe spaSTa javAba Apyo, "huM ja A gharano svAmI chuM, meM A saMpatti bahu kaSTa vaDe meLavelI che. paNa tuM koNa che ? dhUrtakaLAthI mArA gharamAM pesIne mAruM dhana A pramANe tuM kema lUMTAvI mAre che? have tuM Ama bahAra nIkaLI bajAramAM sAco nyAya karanArA vyApArIonAM paMca pAse cAla, jethI ApaNA sAcA-khoTAnI parIkSA thaI jaze. coranI gati mora jevI ja thAya che. te sAMbhaLI mAyAvI dhanakarmAe kahyuM, "gharamAM hoya te sAco, bahAra rakhaDato hoya te khoTo te vAta sarve jANe che. te hakIkata spaSTa

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM. 173 che, tethI huM to rAjAjI pAse jaIne, tAruM dhUtArAnuM moTuM bhAMgI nAMkhI, sarva sabhA samakSa tane khoTo TharAvI gadheDA upara besADI A dezamAMthI bahAra kaDhAvI mUkIza, dezanikAla karAvIza.' Ama vivAda karatAM teo bajAramAM AvyA ane nyAya karanArAone bolAvI teonI AgaLa te baMnee potapotAnI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI. te sAMbhaLI bajAramAM besanArA badhA vepArIo vagere jeo buddhizALI tathA satyAsatyano nirNaya karavAmAM kuzala hatA, tevAo paNa AvI na saMbhave tevI vAta hovAthI Azcarya pAmyA. temAM jeo durjana hatA, teo to te dhanakarmAne joIne AnaMda pAmyA, paNa jeo sajjana hatA, teo kheda pAmatA bolavA lAgyA, "are ! saMsAramAM karmanI vicitra gati che. karmanA udayathI viSama evI sthiti jinezvaradeva ane jinAgama vagara anya koNa jANI zake tema che ? are bhavya jIvo ? juo, karmapariNAma rAjA manuSyone kevA kevA nATaka nacAve che ?' nyAya karanArA sarve te baMnene joIne vismaya pAmyA ane bolavA lAgyA, "A baMnemAMthI ekeyamAM eka romamAtra paNa jUnAdhikapaNuM nathI. tethI zuM karavuM ?" te sAMbhaLI eka nipuNa buddhivALo hato teNe jaNAvyuM ke, "AnA putrAdika svajana puruSone pUrve anubhavelA saMketAdika pUcho. je te saMketo barAbara kahe te sAco dhanakarmA samajavo, bIjo khoTo samajavo.' mahAjanoe te pramANe karyuM. tyAre mULa dhanakarmAe svAnubhUta saMketAdika kahyA, e pramANe mAyAvI dhanakarmAe paNa devInI sahAyathI cUDAmaNi zAstra dvArA jANIne te sarve saMketo sArI rIte kahI dIdhA. Ama thavAthI sarve vepArIo paNa sarakhI saMketonI pUrti sAMbhaLIne dimUDha banyA ane teone mUMjhavaNa thaI ke, "sarakhA

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174 dhanyakumAra caritra AkAravALA, sarakhA hAvabhAvavALA ane sarakhuM bolanArA, A baMnemAMthI kayA upAya vaDe sAcA khoTAno bheda zodhavo ? tethI jyAM sudhI sAcA khoTAnI satya parIkSA na thAya tyAM sudhI baMnemAMthI ekee gharamAM praveza karavo nahi." A pramANe mahAjane baLAtkAre te baMnene gharamAM pesatA rokyA, tethI te baMne jude jude sthaLe rahetA haMmezAM savAre uThIne judI judI rIte teo phleza kaMkAsa karavA lAgyA. haMmezanA kalahathI kaMTALIne lokoe pharIthI ekaThA thaI teone kahyuM, 'tame baMne rAjyadvAre jAo. tyAM rAjAnA pratApathI tathA tenA adhika puNyatejanA baLathI sAcA khoTAno nirNaya tarata ja thaI jaze.' mahAjane maLIne jyAre Ama kahyuM tethI te baMne dhanakarmA rAjA pAse gayA. lakSmIpura nagaranA rAjA jitArI pAse jaI tene namaskAra karIne te baMne dhanakarmA potapotAnuM duHkha nivedana karIne ubhA rahyA, rAjA paNa pUrvanI mAphaka ja samAna AkRtivALA ane samAna bolanArA te baMnene joIne mUMjhAyo. eTale teNe maMtrIone Adeza karyo ke, "A baMneno nyAya karI Apo.' maMtrIoe paNa teono nyAya karavAmAM vividha prakAranI vacana racanAo vaDe teo bhulAvo khAI jAya tevA dRSTAMto pUchayA, aneka prazno pUchyA, vAkyanI racanAo karI bhayAdika dekhADyA, paNa tarUNInA kaTAkSo napuMsaka upara jema niSphaLa jAya tema maMtrIonA te sarve prayatno niSphaLa gayA. tyAre teo paNa vicAramAM mUDha thaI gayA ane rAjA pAse jaIne bolyA, svAmin ! amArAmAM jeTalo buddhino vilAsa che, teTalo badhoya ame A baMnemAMthI satya asatyano nirNaya karavA mATe vAparyo, paNa koI prakArano nirNaya ame karI zakyA nathI. Aja divasa sudhI ame dharAvela amArI buddhino garva paNa niSphaLa banyo che."

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175 dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM. maMtrIonAM A vacano sAMbhaLIne viSAdapUrvaka rAjAe kahyuM, jo ApaNI sabhAmAM A baMneno nirNaya na thaI zake, to to mArI mahattAmAM khAmI Ave, tethI have zuM karavuM ?' te samaye koIe kahyuM, "bahuratnA vasuMdharA' kahevAya che. ApanuM A nagara ghaNuM moTuM che, tethI temAM koIka to devoe Apela varadAnavALo, atula caturAIvALo, cAre buddhino dhaNI bahu puNyanA samUhavALo paNa haze, tethI AkhA nagaramAM koI adbhuta vastu ApavAnA TharAvathI paDaha vagADavo, jethI ApanAM puNyabaLa vaDe koI tevo puruSaratna pragaTaze ke, je A baMneno bheda pragaTa karaze ane tamArI ane rAjyasabhAnI mahattA vadhAraze. maMtrIonI vANI sAMbhaLIne rAjAe tarata ja AturatAthI kahyuM, "je koI buddhizALI ati prajJAvaMta puruSazreSTha A baMneno satyAsatyano vibhAga karIne nirNaya karI Apaze, tene bahu dhana sahita A dhanakarmAnI putrI paraNAvavAmAM Avaze." AkhA nagaramAM rAjAnI AjJAthI A rIte paDaha vagaDAvavAmAM Avyo. paDaha vAgato vAgato tripatha, catuSpatha vagere bajAromAM pharato pharato je sthaLe dhanyakumAra vasatA hatA, tyAM Avyo. gokhamAM umelA dhanyakumAre te paDaha sAMbhaLIne jarA hasIne potAnI pAse besanArAone kahyuM, "rAjAnI AvaDI moTI sabhAmAM koIe paNa A baMneno nirNaya na karyo ?" teoe javAba Apyo, 'svAmin ! ApanA jevA atula buddhivALA sivAya bIjuM koNa te karI zake ? A sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAre te paDaha jhIlI lIdho ane tene AgaLa jato aTakAvIne teo tarata ja rAjA pAse javA taiyAra thayA.' rAjA te khabara sAMbhaLIne bahu harSa pAmyo ane teNe manamAM nirNaya karyo ke "kharekhara ! nirNaya jarUra karaze.' dhanyakumAre sarva

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176 dhanyakumAra caritra vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne rAjAne kahyuM, "svAmin ! A jagatamAM satya dharma jevo bIjo koI paNa dharma nathI, te ja kharekharo vizvAsa karavA lAyaka che. ahIM A baMneno vibhAga koIe karyo nahi, paNa satya dharma ja satya asatyano vibhAga karaze. prathama A baMnene snAna karAvIne tenI pAse divya karAvavuM paDaze. tethI je sAco haze te tarata ja divya karI zakaze, bIjo karI zakaze nahi.' A pramANe dhanyakumAranI vANIne rAjAe paNa anumodana ApyuM. pachI dhanyakumAre eka jhINA nALacAvALI jhArI maMgAvI ane sabhAnI madhyamAM tenuM sthApana karyuM. lAkho loko Ano nyAya jovA tyAM ekaThA thayA, baMne dhanakarmAne sabhAmAM lAvavAmAM AvyA ane rAjA pAse ubhA rAkhavAmAM AvyA, te samaye dhanyakumAre ubhA thaIne te baMnene kahyuM, "tame baMne snAna karI svaccha vastro paherIne sabhAmAM zIdhra Avo.' teoe te pramANe karyuM ane rAjyasabhAmAM AvyA. eTale pharIthI dhanyakumAre te baMnene kahyuM, "tamArA bemAMthI je koI dharmanA prabhAvathI A jhArInI naLInA eka mukhethI pravezI bIje mukhethI bahAra nIkaLaze te sAco dhanakarmA gaNAze." AvuM sAMbhaLIne khoTo dhanakarmA manamAM AnaMda pAmyo ane vicAravA lAgyo, "bahu sAruM thayuM, devInA varadAnanA baLathI huM te naLImAM pesIne bahAra nIkaLIza ane sAco TharIza. pachI te ghara, te dhana ane sarva mAruM ja thaze." mULa dhanakarmA to te sAMbhaLIne ciMtAmAM paDyo ane vicAravA lAgyo, "A ati nAnA nALacAmAM pesavuM ane nIkaLavuM e baMne duSkara che, A nyAyathI mAruM zuM thaze ?' A pramANe te ciMtAmAM paDyo." vaLI pharIthI dhanyakumAre kahyuM, 'tamAre A jhArInI naLImAM praveza karatAM Ama kahevuM ke, re devI ane devo ! jo huM sAco

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM. 177 dhanakarmA houM to A polANavALI naLImAM pesavAnI ane nIkaLavAnI mane zakti Apo." A pramANe kahIne baMnee divya karavuM. tema karavAthI je sAco haze te tarata ja jaNAI Avaze. Ama kahIne dhanyakumAra bolatA baMdha rahyA, ne tarata ja khoTo dhanakarmA to devInI sahAyathI te polANavALI naLImAM pesIne bahAra nIkaLyo. bahAra nIkaLIne jevo te rAjAnA pagane sparza karavA gayo ke tarata ja dhanyakumAre tene coTalIethI pakaDIne rokI rAkhyo, kAraNa ke vyaMtarAdhiSThIta zarIravALo mANasa zikhAnuM grahaNa thatA AgaLa cAlavA zaktimAna raheto nathI. dhanyakumAre pachI rAjAne kahyuM, "svAmin ! A tamAro cora che ane pelo sAco dhanakarmA che. A koI deva agara devInA baLathI naLImAM pesIne nIkaLI zakyo che. paraMtu te khoTo che. A badhI viTaMbanA A mAyAvIe karI che. eNe bIjAnA gharanI lakSmI vAparI nAkhI che ane potAnI jAtane chupAvI che. Ama dhanyakumAranI vANI sAMbhaLIne rAjAe corane oLakhyo ane potAnA sevakone tene mArI nAMkhavAno Adeza karyo. rAjasevakoe tarata ja tene pakaDyo, eTale A paristhitimAM mukAyelo te vicAravA lAgyo, have mArUM kapaTa cAlaze nahi, jo huM mAruM mULa svarUpe pragaTa karIza to kadAca jIvI zakIza, nahIM to jIvI zakIza nahi.' tarata ja potAnI mAyA niSphaLa thavAthI ane buddhi maMda thavAthI te cAraNe zreSThI dhanakarmAnuM rUpa tyajI daIne mULa svarUpa pragaTa karyuM ane sabhAmAM rahelA sarvanA sAMbhaLatAM teNe potAnuM vRttAMta kahyuM, sarve loko mAruM kathana sAMbhaLo, ghaNA divaso pahelAM amArA cAraNono eka meLo maLyo hato. potapotanI vAcALatA ane kuzaLatA pragaTa karavAnA samaye koIe kahyuM ke, "A badhAnI

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108 dhanyakumAra caritra kahelI kaLA tyAre ja sAcI manAya ke, jyAre AmAMthI koI paNa cAraNa lakSmIpuranA amita dhanavALA dhanakarmAnAM ghera jaIne tenI pAsethI eka divasano ApaNI jJAti saMmelanamAM cAle teTalA bhojanano kharca meLave.' A pramANenAM tenAM vacana sAMbhaLIne meM pratijJA karI ke, "jo dhanakarmA pAsethI ApaNA samudAyane eka divasanuM bhojana thAya teTaluM dhana lAvuM to ja A samudAyamAM ekaThA thayelA dravyamAMthI mAro bhAga mAre levo, nahi to levo nahi.' A pramANe pratijJA karIne dhanakarmAnA ghera jaI AzIrvAda daIne meM eka divasanA bhojanano kharca mAMgyo, eTale te zreSThIe kahyuM ke, 'Aje samaya nathI, AvatI kAle ApIza.' A pramANe kahetAM tene sAMbhaLIne huM trIje divase gayo, paNa uttara te ja maLyo ke, 'kAle ApIza.' Ama meM aneka divaso sudhI tenI pAse yAcanA karI, paNa kAMI maLyuM nahi. cAraNanA samUhamAM huM pratijJAbhraSTa thavAthI badhA mArI mazkarI karavA lAgyA.' 'tyAre meM vicAra karyo ke, meM AvI pratijJA karIne mArI moTAI gumAvI ! paNa AvI rIte mArI pratijJAno bhaMga thAya. to pachI jIvavuM nakAmuM che. AthI vicAra karIne A atizaya kRpaNa puruSanI nahi bhogavAtI lakSmIne bhogamAM lAvavA mATe meM caMDikAdevInI ArAdhanA karI, ghaNA upavAsa ane ghaNA kleza-duHkha meM sahana karyAM. tyAre te devI mArA upara prasanna thaI. teNe mane jevuM rUpa karavuM hoya tevuM karI zakavA samartha varadAna ApyuM. teTalAmAM dhanakarmA zreSThI bIje gAma gayA. te lAga maLavAthI zreSThInuM rUpa karIne huM tenA gharamAM pesI gayo. tenA gharamAM rahIne meM tenI lakSmIno dAnAdi dvArA sadupayoga karyo che. temAM paNa meM to tenuM ja nA ane yazaHkIrti vadhAryAM che. du:khI prANIono je meM uddhAra karyo che, temAM paNa puNya to tene ja che. lokomAM paNa

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM. 179 kahevata che ke, jenuM anna tenuM puNya. meM to mAtra tenA gharanuM bhojana karyuM che. tenA aMtaHpurAdikamAM paNa meM kAMI paNa anucita kArya karyuM nathI, ke jenAthI huM rAjAno ke dharmano doSapAtra thAuM. meM to te dhanakarmA zreSThInuM ja nAma ane kIrti vadhAryA che. AmAM mAro zuM doSa che ke jethI mahArAjA mane vadhanI AjJA pharamAve che ?" A pramANe te bhATanAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjAdika sarve sabhAjano vismayapUrvaka hasavA lAgyA ane bolyA, "are cAraNa! te bahu sAruM karyuM. A zeThanA kRpaNatArUpI rogano tArA vinA koI bIjo uttama vaidya maLata nahi. AvA kRpaNone AvI ja zikSA ghaTe che, AmAM tAre kAMI paNa doSa jaNAto nathI." rAjAe paNa kopa tyajI daI te Izvaradatta cAraNa upara prasanna thaIne te cAraNane baMdhanathI mukAvyo ane tene yathocita prItidAna ApIne visarjana karyo. te Izvaradatta cAraNa paNa A pramANe zIkhAmaNa ApavA lAgyo ke, "re zreSThIn ! have pharIthI koI vakhata bhATa, cAraNa, yAcaka sAthe virodha karazo nahi, vaLI hRdayane dayA, dAna ityAdi saguNothI nirmaLa rAkhajo. kRpaNatA to A bhava ane parabhava baMnemAM kevaLa duHkhanAM ja kAraNabhUta che. zAstramAM paNa kahyuM che ke, "dhanane bhogavavuM ane ApavuM. paNa teno saMgraha karavo nahi. kIDIo bahu dhAnyano saMgraha kare che, to tetara pakSIo te khAI jAya che.' A pramANe te zreSThIne uttama zIkhAmaNa ApIne te cAraNa cAlato thayo. dhanakarmA zreSThI paNa lajjAthI nIcuM mukha karI rAjAne namaskAra karIne lakSmI tathA ghara maLavAthI saMtuSTa aMta:karaNavALo thaI ghaNA mANaso sahita potAnA ghera gayo. vikaTa saMkaTamAMthI chUTe tyAre kone AnaMda thato nathI ? zreSThIe ghera gayA pachI rAjAnAM vacanane ane potAnI uparanA upakArane saMbhArIne kaSTono nAza

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180 dhanyakumAra caritra karanAra evA dhanasAra zreSThInA nAnA putra dhanyakumArane bahu harSa ane utsavapUrvaka potAnI guNamAlinI nAmanI putrI paraNAvI ane bahu vastrAdika paNa ApyA. A rIte prabala puNyanA yoge aneka prakAre vaibhava, aizvarya tathA saMpattino upabhoga karatA te dhanyakumAra keTalAka divasa sudhI tyAM rahyA, pachI rAjAdikanI rajA laIne cha bhASAothI zobhatA zrIrAganI jema cha priyAo (saubhAmaMjarI, subhadrA, gItamALA, sarasvatI, lakSmIvatI, guNamAlinI) sahita rAjagRhI nagarI tarapha cAlyA. raste ghaNA rAjAonAM bheTaNAM svIkAratA ane kRpA meLavatA anukrame rAjagRhInA upavanamAM te AvyA. zreNika mahArAjA caranA mukhethI dhanyakumAranuM Agamana sAMbhaLIne caturaMgI senA sahita temane levA mATe tenI sAme gayA, jamAIne harSapUrvaka bheTIne kuzaLavArtA pUchI ane moTA mahotsavapUrvaka dhanyakumArano magadhezvara rAjagRhI nagarImAM praveza karAvyo, nagarajanoe ati adbhuta puNyanA samUharUpa dhanyakumArane AvatA joIne gauravapUrvaka tenI prazaMsA karI. potAnA svAmInuM Agamana sAMbhaLIne potAnA pitAnA ghera rahelI somazrI ane kusumazrI baMne AvIne potAnA svAmI dhanyakumAranA caraNane namaskAra karI aMtapuramAM rahelI devAMganAone paNa rUpamAM jIte tevI cha sapatnIone maLI. paraspara kuzaLa AlApa pUchyA pachI zAlibhadranI bahena subhadrA pAsethI dhanyakumAranuM samasta adbhuta caritra sAMbhaLIne teo bahu Azcarya pAmI ane AnaMdita thaI. te baMne ane sAthe Avela cha maLI ATha strIo ekatra thaI ane ATha Rddhio sAthe yogI vilAsa kare tema te AThe patnIo sAthe doguMdaka devanI jema puNyazAlI dhanyakumAra vilAsa karavA lAgyA. te mahAbhAgyazALIne

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dhanyakumAre kareluM pArakhuM 181 videzamAM anya sAmAnya manuSyane jyAM sukha na maLe tyAM paNa kIrti, zrI ane bhogapabhoga maLyA. prabala puNyanA svAmI bhAgyazALI AtmAne saMsAramAM zuM zuM prApta nathI thatuM ? arthAt sarva prApta thAya che. te AThe priyAo sAthe rAjAnI pAse AvelA uttama AvAsamAM vAsa karIne rAjagRhI nagarImAM devendranI jema dhanyakumAra rahevA lAgyA. A badho dAnadharmano ja prabala prabhAva che, mATe he bhavyo ! tame A AzcaryakArI puNyanA prabhAvane yathArtha jANajo, samajajo, mAnajo ane tevA puNyanA kAraNarUpa dharmArAdhanA dvArA tene anubhavajo ! ane AcAramAM mUkajo !

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13 dhanyakumArane ghare abhayakumAra pradyotanarAjA para vijaya prApta karIne abhayakumAra rAjagRhI AvI pahoMcyA. dhanyakumAra paNa rAjAnI sAthe abhayakumArane svAgata karavA sAme AvyA hatA, rAjAnI sAthe sarakhA Asane beThelA hatA. anukrame avasara thayo tyAre dhanyakumAra bahu mUlyavAna evuM bheTaluM laine abhayakumAra pAse AvyA. te samaye rAjA zreNike cakSunI saMjJAthI te grahaNa karavAnI nA pADI. abhayakumAre te samajI jaIne nA kahI. pachI dhanyakumAre ghaNA zapatha dIdhA tathA ghaNo Agraha karyo tyAre temAMthI jarAmAtra grahaNa karyuM. abhayakumAra vicAravA lAgyA : 'A koi navIna sajjana jaNAya che, rAjA paNa bahu snehathI tene bolAve che. avasare te sarva jaNAze, paraMtu A bahu guNavAna hoya tema jaNAya che.' tyAra bAda ziSTAcArapUrvaka sarvane prasanna karIne visarjana karyA ane potAnA sevaka varganI sAthe vArtAvinoda karIne temane paNa potapotAnAM ghera javAnI anujJA ApI, tyAra pachI

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dhanyakumArane ghare abhayakumAra 183 bhojanano samaya thatAM sarve sabhyone visarjana karIne rAjA bhojanane mATe uThyA. abhayakumAra sAthe bhojana karyA pachI, ekAMtamAM besIne kapaTI vezyA zrAvikAnA veSe kapaTathI lai gai tyArathI mAMDIne je thayuM ane je anubhavyuM, te badhuM ahIM thayelA Agamana sudhInuM arthati vRttAMta mahArAjAe abhayakumArane pUchyuM. abhayakumAre paNa bodhavRttAMta mahArAjAne savistara kahI saMbhaLAvyo. rAjA te sAMbhaLI mAthuM dhuNAvI vismita cittathI kahevA lAgyo; 'putra ! AvA saMkaTamAMthI nIkaLavAne tuM ja samartha thAya, bIjo koI thaI zake nahIM. hAlanA kALamAM buddhi vaDe A jagatamAM tuM ja advitIya dekhAya che.' A rIte AnaMdapUrvaka vArtAvinoda karatAM te badhAnA keTalAye divaso sukhamAM vyatIta thaI gayA. ekadA abhayakumAre pitAne pUchyuM : pUjya ! mArI OM gerahAjarImAM rAjyano nirvAha sukhethI thato hato ? koijAtanI ciMtA ke duHkha utpanna thayA nahotAM ?" 'vatsa tArA gayA pachI AkhA rAjyano nAza thaI jAya tevo prabaLa utpAta thayo hato, paraMtu anupama buddhinA nidhAna evA eka sajjana purUSa dhanyakumAre mahAbuddhibaLa vaDe te utpAtane jItyo che, ane rAjyane dedIpyamAna karyuM che.' 'te dhanyakumAra koNa che ke jenI Apa ATalI badhI prazaMsA karo cho !' 'tuM je divase ahIM Avyo te divase je mArI paDakhe beThelA hatA, tathA bheTaNuM karavAnA samaye jenuM bheTaluM nahi levAnI meM saMjJAthI sUcanA karI hatI te ja te dhanyakumAra hatA, tenA guNa

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184 dhanyakumAra caritra samUhathI raMjita thaIne meM mArI putrI tene A pelI che, te jamAI hovAne lIdhe ApaNe temane ApavAnuM hoya temanuM levAnuM na hoya." tenAmAM kyA kyA guNo che ?' vatsa, sapurUSomAM mAnanIya dhanyakumAra autpAtikI buddhi vaDe tArI tulya kakSA upara mUkI zakAya tevA saujanyAdi guNo vaDe jagatamAM advitIya che, kAraNa ke A mahApurUSe jevI rIte kiraNo vaDe caMdramA badhA parvato upara prakAza kare che, tevI ja rIte AkhA vizvamAM aneka rAjAo upara buddhinA guNo vaDe upakAra karyo che. bhAgyarUpI lakSmInA mitratulya A sajjane sarva avasaramAM sAvadhAnatAthI badhAM rAjyone zarIra jema mukhathI zobhe tema zobhAvyAM che. vaLI te dhanyakumAre potAnAM gherathI nIkaLIne bahAra videzamAM pharatAM paNa svadezanI mAphaka ja koI mahApunyanA udayathI adbhuta bhogasukha ne lakSmI meLavI che." vaLI A sajjana purUSe svabhAgyathI meLavela aparimita dhana akRtajJa ane dhanarahita evA potAnA baMdhuone aneka vakhata harSapUrvaka ApI dIdhuM che. A dhanyakumAra jyAre ahiM Avela tyAre je zreSThInI vADImAM temaNe nivAsa karyo hato te vADI tadana sukAI gayelI hatI chatAM temanA dRSTimAtranA prasArathI ja navA pallava, puSpa, phaLAdikanI utpattithI te zobhAyamAna banI hatI. temaja dhanyakumAre tuM avaMtI gayo tyAre sUrya prakAzamAna thatAM AkAzane zobhAve tema mArI rAjadhAnI ane rAjyasthitine dIpAvI che." 'tathA temaNe samasta vyavahArIomAM ziromaNI gobhadrA zreSThIne eka dhUrta dhUrtakaLAvaDe kapaTayukti karIne chetarato hato, tene potAnAM uttama buddhikauzalya vaDe bacAvI lIdho hato. vaLI AlAnakhaMbha toDI nAMkhIne doDatA ApaNA zecaka hAthIne ke je madanA utkaTapaNAthI nagarane bhAMgato hato tene vaza karavAnI

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dhanyakumArane ghare abhayakumAra 185 zikSAmAM meLavela kuzaLatAthI vaza karIne AlAnataMbe bAMdhI dIdho hato ane sarvajanono upadrava dUra karIne sarvanI upara upakAra karyo hato.' "rUpa, saubhAgya, vijJAna, vinaya, cAturya vagere aneka guNonA samUhano e svAmI che, vaLI niSkAraNa upakAra karavAthI tathA naimittikanA vacanathI kusuma zreSThIe, dhUrtinA vacanarUpI kArAgAramAMthI choDAvavAthI gobhadrazreSThIe Ama te be zreSThIoe potAnI putrIone temanI sAthe paraNAvI che, tathA rAjya para karelA aneka upakAro saMbhArIne meM paNa prItinI velaDI vadhAravA mATe putrInuM pANigrahaNa temanI sAthe karAvela che." Ama pitAnA mukhethI dhanyakumAranA guNonI prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne guNIjano pratyenA guNAnurAgamAM zreSTha abhayakumAra tyArathI ja guNanA hetubhUta dhanyakumAra upara AnaMdathI atizaya prema tathA gADha anurAga dharavA lAgyA. bIje divase abhayakumAra pote ja premanI paraMparA vadhAravA tathA bhAvinA atizaya saMbaMdhane sUcavavA dhanyakumAranA ghera gayA. dhanyakumAra paNa abhayakumAranuM Agamana sAMbhaLIne tarata ja ubhA thayA, ane keTalAMka DagalAM sAme levA gayA. abhayakumAra vAhanathI nIce utaryA. gADha AliMgana daIne banne jaNAe harSapUrvaka paraspara praNAma karyA. pachI gharamAM praveza karatAM "Apa AgaLa cAlo-Apa AgaLa padhAro" ema ziSTAcAra tathA bahumAnapUrvaka abhayakumArane teo gharamAM teDI gayA ane bhavya Asana upara besADIne dhanyakumAra kahevA lAgyA "Aje A sevaka upara moTI kRpA karI. Aje mArA ghera vAdaLAM vagara ja varasAdanI vRSTi thaI. pramAdInA ghera gaMgA potAnI meLe utaryA. Aje ApanA ahiM padhAravAthI mArA gharanuM

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186 dhanyakumAra caritra AMgaNuM pavitra thayuM. Aje mAro dhanya divasa che, paNa Ape ahiM AvavAno A zrama zA mATe uThAvyo ? mane Adeza karyo hota to huM Apane maLavA Avata !' Ama vijJapti karIne dhanyakumAra bolyA. eTale abhayakumAra dhanyakumArano hAtha khIMcIne temane potAnI sAthe ja Asana upara besADavA lAgyA ano bolyA : bhAgyazALI ! A pramANe bolo nahi ! tame to amArA mATe laukika ane lokottara banne rIte pUjanika cho. laukika saMbaMdhamAM to tame amArI sAthe sagapaNathI joDAyelA cho ane lokottara saMbaMdhamAM to jinezvara bhaMgavatanI AjJAne dhAraNa karI tethI alaMkRta thayelA cho, vaLI aneka lokone ane amane paNa upakAra karanArA cho. tethI he mahAbhAgya ! tamArAM darzana karIne Aje huM kRtakRtya thayo chuM." - je jinezvaranI AjJA pALavAmAM tatpara che, ane draDhabhaktivaMta che te mokSanA abhilASI dharmAtmA to pUjya ja gaNAya che. laukika saMbaMdhano je sneha te to saMsAranI vRddhi hetubhUta che ane lokottara saMbaMdha vaDe thayelo sneha mokSanA hetubhUta ane samyakatva pavitra thavAnA kAraNabhUta che, tethI tame amAre mATe banne rIte pUjya cho. tethI A rAjyavRddhi, A samRddhi ane huM te sarvane tamAre potAnA ja gaNavA, temAM jarA paNa saMdeha karavo nahi." maMtrIzvara abhayakumAranI AvI madhura vANIne sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAre kahyuM: "maMtrIrAja! ApanA jevA sajjano to guNothI bharelA hoya che, kRpALu hRdayavALA, kRtajJa ane pArakAnA paramANu jevA nAnA guNane paNa parvata jevA moTA karIne batAvanArA hoya che. alpa guNavAnomAM sajjana purUSo moTAIno

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dhanyakumArane ghare abhayakumAra 187 Aropa kare che. huM to koNamAtra chuM ? huM to eka sAmAnya gRhastha chuM, mArAthI zuM thaI zake tema che ? apAra punyanI RddhithI bharapUra evA ApanA punyathI ja sarva kAryo siddha thaI zake che. sevaka purUSo je jaya meLave che te svAmInuM ja puNya che." A rIte paraspara prazaMsA karavAvaDe parasparanAM hRdayanuM Avarjana karavAthI atizaya gADhatara rAga ane premasaMbaMdha baMne vacce thaI gayo. te divasathI haMmezAM maLavuM, jinayAtrAdi sAthe karavA javuM, rAjyasabhAmAM sAthe besavuM, vana-upavanAdi sAthe jovA javuM-A pramANe badhAM kRtyo teo sAthe ja rahIne karatA hatA. koI paNa kAryanI vyagratAthI koI divasa banneno meLApa na thAya to te divasa bannene mahAduHkha upajAvanAra thato hato. Ama mahAmAtya abhayakumAra, puNyazAlI dhanyakumAra sAthe prIti tathA mitratA dhAraNa karIne sukha anubhavavA lAgyA. eka divase rAtrinA vakhate zayyAmAM sUtelA abhayakumAre vicAryuMH "aho ! meM jyAre ujjayinI choDyuM tyAre pradyotana rAjA pAse eka pratijJA karI che, haju sudhI mArI e pratijJA pUrNa thaI nathI, te vakhate kahelA vAkyanI pratipAlanA karavI temAM ja purUSatva che, te pratijJA paripUrNa thAya tevo udyama karavo jarUrano che." pachI savAra thaI tyAre rAjA tathA dhanyakumAra pAse te sarva hakIkata nivedana karIne te mATe abhayakumAra saghaLI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. prathama to uttama zarIravALI, tarUNa, soLa varSa lagabhaganI vayavALI, purUSone raMjana karavAnI kaLAmAM atizaya nipuNa, netra mukhAdinA hAvabhAva, vibhrama, kaTAkSa tathA AkarSaNa kaLAmAM

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188 dhanyakumAra caritra apsarAone paNa jIte tevI, rUpa tathA yauvanathI lacI paDatI evI be manohara kokila kaMThavALI vezyAone teNe te kArya pAra pADavA mATe rAkhI lIdhI. vaLI mukha, netrAdikanA vilAsothI pradyotanarAjAne lagabhaga maLatI AkRtivALo eka purUSa paNa abhayakumAre zodhI kADhyo. te sarvane ghaNuM dhana ApIne bhaviSyamAM zuM karavAnuM che te badhuM chAnI rIte zIkhavI dIdhuM; tyAra pachI mALavAmAM vecI zakAya tevAM kariyANA, uttama vastro ane vividha prakAranAM ratno kharIdI lIdhAM; te badhAM kharIdIne aneka gADAM, uMTa tathA baLado vagere upara yathAyogya rIte te goThavyAM vaLI dezAMtaranI bhASAmAM kuzaLa tathA tevI jAtanA veza paheravAvALAM mANaso taiyAra karyA. pote paNa tevo ja veSa dhAraNa karyo. A rIte sarva sAmagrI taiyAra karAvIne ane rAjyano bhAra badho dhanyakumArane mAthe rAkhIne zreNika mahArAjAnI AjJA laIne uttama divase zubha muhUrta zubha zukanothI utsAhita thayelA abhayakumAre rAjagRhIthI mALavA deza tarapha prayANa karyuM.

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14 mAlavezvaranAM rAjagRhImAM Atithya-satkAra ane vidAya abhayakumAre buddhiprapaMcavaDe mAlavezvara caMDapradyotanano mada ane daMbha gALI nAkhyo ane pachI mAnabhera pradyotana rAjAne rAjagRhI lAvyA. te samaye magadhezvara mahArAjA zreNika ane maMtrIzvara abhayakumAre bahumAna dekhADavA mATe pradyotanarAjAne AgaLa karIne nagaranA dvAramAM praveza karAvyo. suvarNa, rUpAnANuM tathA phUlothI temane vadhAvyA ane baMdIjanone icchita dAna ApyuM. tripatha, catuSpatha, mahApatha, rAjapathAdikamAM be, traNa, cAra, pAMca, thAvat sAta mALavALA devanA AvAsa jevAM makAno ane AvAso tathA maMdiro jotAM, aneka zreSThIo, vyApArIo, rAjapurUSo ane anekAneka prajAjanonA praNAmAdi svIkAratAM anukrame teo sarve rAjadvAra pAse AvyA. eTale vAhana uparathI utarI zreNika rAjAe bahumAnapUrvaka pradyotanarAjAne rAjadvAramAM praveza karAvyo. te vakhate aMtaHpuramAM rahelA strIvarge maNi tathA muktAphaLathI pradyotanarAjAne vadhAvyA.

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19) dhanyakumAra caritra pachI baMne rAjAo hAthamAM hAtha milAvIne rAjasabhAmAM AvyA. paraspara ati AgrahathI ziSTAcAra sAcavatAM baMne jaNA samAna Asana upara beThA. A avasare rAjyanA mAnya adhikArIo, tathA dhanyakumAra ityAdi pratiSThita zreSThIo mAlavezvara caMDapradyotanane luMchaNuM karI, bheTa dharI, tema ja praNAma karIne yathAyogya sthAne beThA. te samaye pradyotanarAjAe dhanyakumArane oLakhyA, eTale kahyuM: "dhanyakumAra ! tame amArAthI dUra kema rahyA karo cho ? ame kAMI tamAro anAdara karyo nathI, tema tamAruM vacana paNa ullaMdhyuM nathI, ke jethI siddhapurUSanI jema alakSyapaNe-spaSTa na dekhAo tevI rIte tame raho cho ! ame to tamArA gayA pachI tamane bahu prakAre zodhyA, paNa koI sthaLe tamane dekhyA nahi. tamArA virahathI amane to moTuM duHkha thayuM hatuM, te badhuM keTaluM varNavuM ? tame to tyAMthI ahIM AvIne magadhezvaranuM nagara zobhAvyuM jaNAya che. tame amAre tyAMthI nIkaLyA pachI koInI sAthe eka kAgaLa paNa mokalyo nahi, ke saMdezo paNa kahevarAvyo nahi. ApaNo lokomAM kahevAto svAmi-sevakabhAva mAtra kathanamAM ja rahyo, mArA manamAM to tame ApattinA samayamAM advitIya sahAyaka thanAra hatA, mArA baMdhu tulya hatA. ane pragaTa kahevA yogya ane nahi kahevA yogya vAto kahevAnuM sthaLa hatA. AvA snehasaMbaMdhamAM tamArI ATalI udAsInatA doSapAtra kema na kahevAya? A uttama janonI rIta nathI." AvA snehagarbhita pradyotanarAjAnAM vacanone sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAre ubhA thai temane praNAma karyA ane hAtha joDIne kahyuM: mahArAja ! Ape je kahyuM te satya ja che. huM Apano aparAdhI

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mAlavezvaranuM rAjagRhimAM Atithya satkara.... 191 chuM, doSane pAtra chuM, te mAro doSa svAmIe khamavo evI mArI vinaMtI che. ApanI kRpAnuM varNana huM mArA eka mukhathI kahevAne kevI rIte samartha thaI zakuM ? ApanI kRpA to mane haMmezAM yAda Ave che. huM ujjayinI choDIne je bahAra nIkaLyo, te mArAM azubhodayanAM kAraNe, temAM Apane kAMI paNa doSa devA jevuM che ja nahi. karmanI gati viSama che. tyArapachI aneka deza-dezAMtaramAM bhamatAM bhamatAM judA judA sthAne rahevAnI vyagratA, mananI astavyastatA, adhika adhika vAtsalya karavA chatAM upekSA, parAdhInapaNuM ane ApanI rajA vagara cAlI nIkaLyo tethI thatI zarama-ItyAdi kAraNothI A bALakanI te te sthaLanAM anna-pANI levAnI IcchA vadhI nahi. vaLI karmAnusAra ajJodakanA saMbaMdhathI tathA kSetrasparzanAnA yoganI prabaLatAthI huM ahiM rAjagRhImAM Avyo. magadhAdhipati mahArAjanI kRpAvaDe huM ahIM AnaMdathI rahuM chuM, ApanI jema ja zreNika mahArAjAnI paNa mArA upara bahu kRpA che." pradyotanarAjAe magadhAdhipanI pAse jaI jarA hasIne mAthuM dhuNAvIne kahyuM : "aho ! vazIkaraNa karavAnI tamArI kaLA bahu uttama dekhAya che ke jethI be hAthavaDe chAyA karIne rAkhelA ane rAjyanA sAte aMgonI dhurAne dhAraNa karanArA dhanyakumArane ame kahyA, chatAM paNa teo amane choDI daIne vagara bolAvyA tamArI pAse AvIne rahyA che. teo amArA rAjyanA alaMkArabhUta hatA, tene tame koI viziSTa upAyathI vazIkaraNa prayogavaDe evA vaza karI lIdhA che ke jethI te amAruM nAma paNa saMbhAratA nathI ane ahIM sthira thaIne rahe che. teo svapnamAM paNa bIje javAnI IcchA karatA nathI, tethI AmAM to tamArI koI abhuta kaLA dekhAya che. je rAjA DAbI ane jamaNI baMne bAjue buddhinA nidhAna evA abhayakumAra ane dhanyakumArane rAkhe che tene kono

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192 kumAra caritra bhaya rahe ? tenA rAjyamAM kayuM duHkha hoya ? tame to prabala bhAgyazALI cho.' pradyotanarAjAnuM A kathana sAMbhaLIne magadhAdhipe kahyuM : 'mahArAja ! Ape je kahyuM te barobara che, kAraNake jyAre Ape abhayane tyAM rAkhyo tyAre A gAmamAM je ullaMTho ane dhUrto hatA te badhA sajja thaine samagra nagaramAM viTaMbanA karavA lAgyA. eka dhUrte to paTakaLA tathA vacana racanAvaDe mane paNa ciMtArUpI khADAmAM pADyo hato, tene jItavAne koI samartha nahotuM, te samaye A buddhizALIe bahAra AvIne dhUrtano parAjaya karyo, ane mane nizciMta karyo. mArA rAjyanI AbarU sAcavI. meM paNa mArI kanyA dhanyakumArane ApIne snehasaMbaMdhavaDe temane bAMdhIne rAkhelA che, to paNa vacamAM keTalAka vakhata sudhI mane tathA dhana kuTuMbAdika sarvane tyajI daine teo kAMika cAlyA gayA hatA, tethI Apane paNa manamAM ochuM lAvavA jevuM nathI.' tyArapachI keTaloka samaya vahI gayo tyAre pAMca kanyA paraNIne moTI vibhUti sahita teo ahIM pAchA AvyA che. tyArapachI abhaya paNa ahIM Avyo. tamArI sAthenA saMbaMdhanI vAta koi divasa paNa temaNe mane kahI nathI. tethI mahArAje Aje evI zikhAmaNa ene ApavI ke jethI pharIthI evuM na kare!" pradyotanarAjAe kahyuM : magadhAdhipa ! have te tevuM karaze ja nahi. vazIkaraNa karavAmAM kuzaLa evA tamArA ane abhayakumAranA snehapAzamAM baMdhAyelA te have bIje kAMI jaze ja nahi evo mane dRDha vizvAsa che.' A pramANe sabhAmAM beThelA pradyotanarAjAe tathA zreNike dhanyakumAranI prazaMsA karI. avasara thayo eTale sabhAjanone

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193 mAlavezvaranuM rAjagRhimAM Atithya satkara..... visarjana karyA ane baMne mahArAjAo dhanyakumArane sAthe laIne rAjyamaMdiramAM gayA. rAjyamaMdiranA madhya bhAgamAM rAjasevakoe vividha prakAranI snAna, majjana tathA bhojanAdi sAmagrI taiyAra karI rAkhI hatI. teno upabhoga karavAnI teoe vinaMtI karI; eTale te baMnee dhanyakumAra tathA abhayakumAranI sAthe snAna ane majjana mATe sahastrapAka ane lakSapAka tailAdikathI mardana karAvIne puSpAdikathI sugaMdhita karelA zuddha pANIvaDe snAna karyuM. dUra dezathI AvelA ati addabhuta tathA bhavya evAM rezamI vastro dhAraNa karyA. sarvaprakAranA alaMkAro paheryA. ane rAjyanA aneka sAmaMtothI paravarelA teo bhojanamaMDapamAM AvyA. ane yathAyogya uttama Asano upara teo beThA. aneka prakAranI sukhaDIo tathA mIThAio tyArabAda teonAM bhojanathALamAM pIrasavAmAM AvI. te rasavatIno AsvAda laIne zuddha pANIthI mukha zuddhi karIne teo rAjamahelanA aMdaranA bhAgamAM AvI sukhAsana para beThA. tyAM pAMca prakAranA sugaMdhIvALA tAMbulanA bIDAM, lavIMga, elacI sahita ArogIne mukhazuddhi karI rAjasabhAmAM AvIne siMhAsana upara beThA, ane gIta gAnakaLAmAM kuzaLa aneka purUSoe karelA gAyanAdi teoe sAMbhaLyA. yogya avasare moTA ADaMbarapUrvaka teo nagaranI bahAra AnaMda karavA gayA. te sthaLe aneka prakAranA vilAso karavApUrvaka puSpanA samUhanI zobhA joine, ghoDAone khelAvIne AnaMda karI moTA ADaMbarapUrvaka magadhezvara mAlavapati mahela tarapha pAchA AvyA. sAMje paNa yathArUci khAnapAnAdika laine rAtre gaMdharvoe gAyelA gAyano sAMbhaLI sukhazadhyAmAM nidrA levA mATe suI gayA.

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194 dhanyakumAra caritra savAre prabhAtika rAgo vagADatAM vAjIMtronA zabdo sAMbhaLIne nidrAne tyajI daI, prabhAtanAM kRtyo karIne pharI rAjasabhAmAM AvyA. A pramANe navAM navAM vastro, alaMkAro, vAhana, gIta, vAjIMtra, adbhuta rasoI vagerenI goThavaNIthI ghaNI ghaNI rIte zreNika rAjAe mahArAjA caMDapradyotano satkAra karIne parasparanI prItilatAmAM vRddhi karI; vaLI haMmezAM niHzalyapaNe hRdayamAM rahelI gupta vArtAo kahIne baMdhAyelI prItine vizeSa dRDha karI. teoe anyoanya koi paNa jAtano AMtaro rahevA dIdho nahIM. Ama aneka prakAranI sevA karIne pradyotanarAjAne prasanna karyA, jethI baMnenuM eka rAjya hoya tema baMnene bahu snehasaMbaMdha thayo Ama divaso upara divaso AnaMdamAM vItavA lAgyA. keTalAka divaso vItyA bAda pradyotanarAjAne potAnA deza mAlava pratye javAnI IcchA thai. 'gupta rIte mAre ahIM AvavAnuM thayuM che, tethI have ghera javuM te zreSTha che.' tema vicArIne pradyotanarAjAe zreNikarAjAne kahyuM : 'rAjan ! sajjananI saMgatimAM jatA kALanI khabara paDatI nathI; tamAro, dhanyakumArano tathA abhayakumArano viraha koNa icche ? paNa zuM karUM ? ujjayinInuM rAjya sUnuM paDyuM che, koine soMpIne Avyo nathI; vaLI chaLavaDe huM ahiM apaharaNa karIne lavAyo chuM. tethI loko paNa aneka prakAranI vAto karatA haze ? mATe have Apa mane javAnI sammati Apo, ke jethI huM svadezamAM jAuM.' Ama anujJA mAgyAM chatAM magadhezvara zreNike ane abhayakumAre Agraha karIne keTalAka divaso sudhI temane vadhAre rAkhyA.

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mAlavezvaranuM rAjagRhimAM Atithya satkara..... 195 pharIvAra pradyotanarAjAe javAnI rajA mAMgI, tyAre zreNike javAnI taiyArI karAvI; aneka hAthI, ghoDA, ratha, abhUSaNa tathA vastrAdika ApIne tathA vividha prakAranA judA judA dezomAM utpanna thayelA padArtho bheTa karIne temane saMtoSI moTA ADaMbarapUrvaka javAnI anujJA ApI. dhanyakumAre paNa prathama koI vakhata nahi joyelAM tevAM vastro, tathA abhUSaNo potAnA eka vakhatanA svAmI mahArAjA caMDapradyotanane bheTa dharyA. tyArapachI pradyotanarAjA, dhanyakumAra tathA abhayakumAranA guNonuM varNana karatAM rAjagRhIthI bhavya vidAyamAna sAthe nIkaLyA. magadhapati zreNika, dhanyakumAra, abhayakumAra ityAdi adhikArIo ghaNA rAjasevako tathA nagarajano vaLAvavA mATe keTalIka bhUmi sudhI sAthe gayA. te sthaLe abhayakumAre pote karela aparAdhanI pharIthI kSamA mAMgI. AMkhamAM AMsu lAvIne pradyotanarAjA bolyA : "mane to tAro daMbharacanAno prakAra sukha mATe thayo, paNa have tAro viyoga duHkha mATe thAya che." abhayakumAre te sAMbhaLIne kahyuM : "svAmin ! pharIthI huM ApanA caraNAraviMdanAM darzana karavA mATe jarUra AvIza. mane paNa Apa pUjyanAM caraNano viraha bahu duSkara lAge che, paNa huM zuM karuM? rAjyanA bhArathI dabAyelo huM bahAra nIkaLavA samartha thaI zakato nathI, tethI sevaka upara vizeSa kRpA rAkhajo." paraspara sneha dekhADatAM ane namaskAra karatAM bahu sainyanA parivAravaDe paravarelA pradyotanarAjA ujjayinI tarapha cAlyA. rAjagRhIthI nIkaLela mahArAjA caMDapradyotana utAvaLA-utAvaLA pravAso kheDatA kSemakuzala jaldI ujjayinI nagarImAM pahoMcyA.

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15 vanyakumAra bAMdhavone sanmAne che jyAre dhanyakumAra kauzAMbI nagarImAMthI kuTuMbalezanA kAraNe chellI vakhate nIkaLyA hatA, tyAM te samaye teoe potAnA pitA dhanasAra ane traNa moTAbhAIo dhanadatta, dhanadeva tathA dhanacaMdrane saghaLI saMpatti, vaibhava ane 500 gAmo ityAdi badhuM bhaLAvyuM hatuM. tyAMthI AvIne ahIM rAjagRhImAM teo, potAnA dharmabaMdhu abhayakumAra maMtrIzvara sAthe rahI, AnaMdapUrvaka divaso vyatIta karatA hatA. kauzAMbImAM dhanyakumAranA traNa bhAIo dhanyakumAre meLavela tathA Apela pAMcaso gAmamAM potAnAM abhAgyanA kAraNe koI rIte temanAthI koIne zAMti rahetI nahi. te vakhate zaninA grahanI dRSTinI jema teonI AjJAmAM rahelA gAmomAM bhAgyahInapaNAthI bIjAM gAmomAM varasAda thAya to paNa thato nahi. 'bhAgyayoga sIdho hoya tyAreja Icchita meghavRSTi thAya che." tevI sthiti thavAthI te gAmamAM rahevAvALA keTalAka loko varasAdanA abhAvane lIdhe potAnI AjIvikA calAvavA mATe tathA

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dhanyakumAra bAMdhavone sanmAne che 197 potAnA Dhora-DhAMkhara ityAdinI AjIvikA mATe jevI rIte phaLa rahita vRkSone choDI daine paMkhIo anya vRkSamAM vAsa karavA jAya tevI rIte bIjA bIjA gAmomAM javA lAgyA. tRNa tathA dhAnyano kSaya thavAthI udarapUrttinA abhAve jevI rIte sarovaramAM pANInA abhAve mAchalAM vagere jaLacara jIvo marI jAya che, tevI rIte hAthI, azvAdika pazuo koi kSudhAthI, koI tRSAthI, koi duSkALamAM utpanna thayelA rogAdikathI mRtyu pAmavA lAgyA. khare ja pUrvasaMcita sukRtya sivAya prApta thayelI saMpadAnuM rakSaNa karavAne koi samartha nathI. dhanadattanA Adi sevako paNa AjIvikA nahi maLavAthI temane tyajI daine bIje cAlyA javA lAgyA. uparAuparI duSkALo paDavAthI kSudhAtura thayelA bhillAdikoe te traNe bhAionI AjJAmAM rahelA sarva gAmone lUMTavA mAMDyA. Ama gAmone lUMTAtA sAMbhaLIne koi paNa sArthavAha te raste potAno sArtha laine paNa nIkaLato nahi. koInI paNa avarajavara nahi thatAM loko konI sAthe krayavikraya kare ? tethI vyApArIo paNa dhanadattanA gAmone tyajIne anya sthaLomAM jaine vasyA. cora loko rAtre khAtara pADIne ghara lUMTatA hatA, te bhayathI keTalAko te gAmo choDI daine bIje nAzI javA lAgyA. keTalAka sAmAnya varganA garIba mANaso majUrI karIne AjIvikA calAvanArA hatA, teonI pAse vyApArIonA abhAve majUrI koNa karAve ? tethI teo paNa te gAmo choDIne nAzI javA lAgyA. Ama nirbhAgyanA yogathI teo saMpUrNa nirdhana thaI gayA eTale dhanadatta Adi vicAravA lAgyA; ApaNe kauzAMbImAM

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198 dhanyakumAra caritra zatAnika rAjA pAse jaIne sainya lAvI bhillAdikane zikSA karIe, kAraNake ahIMthI jatI vakhate dhanyakumAre te rAjAne kahyuM che ke : "mArA gAmonuM tathA mArA kuTuMbIjanonuM ApattimAM Apa rakSaNa karajo ane sahAya Apajo." te hetuthI temanI pAse jaI rAjya sahAya lAvIne sukhethI rahIe." A vicAra karIne kauzAMbImAM javAne teo taiyAra thayA. te ja divase kauzAMbI nagarImAM rAtrIe akasmAtu agnino bhaya utpanna thayo, prabaLa vAyuthI prerAyela te agnine zamAvavAne koI samartha thayuM nahi. te agninA upadravathI dhanasAranA gharamAM rahela sarva vastuo bhasmIbhUta thaI gaI, gharamAMthI kAMI paNa nIkaLI zakyuM nahi, mAtra ghaNI mahenate dhanasAra ane tenI patnI be jaNA zarIra upara paherelA vastra sahita jIvatAM bahAra nIkaLyAM. koinA mukhethI savAre A vAta sAMbhaLIne dhanadatta Adi traNe jaNA tyAM AvyA to sarve mahelo ane nAnA moTA badhA AvAso baLIne rAkha thaI gayelA teoe joyA. te joIne teo bahu udvega pAmyA; paraspara ekabIjAnAM moDhAM sAmuM jotAM teo niHzvAsa mUkavA lAgyA. AthI manamAM atizaya duHkhane dhAraNa karatAM dhanadatta, deva tathA caMdra tarapha joine pitA dhanasAre kahyuM: "putro ! have to bahu thayuM ! pApanA udayathI Aje A badhuM bhasmIbhUta thaI gayuM, tethI have zuM karavuM ? jenA prabala bhAgyathI aciMtita rIte paNa jaMgalamAM maMgala thatuM te dhanyakumAra to ghara bhareluM mUkIne cAlyo gayo, te hota to AvuM thAta nahi." pitAnAM AvAM vacanone sAMbhaLIne, tathA laghubaMdhu dhanyanI prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne teone krodha utpanna thayo. ane kaThora vacano vaDe vRddha pitAno tiraskAra karatA teo bolyA :

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dhanyakumAra bAMdhavone sanmAne che 199 jANyuM! jANyuM ! haju paNa tenA upara tamane tevuM ne tevuM ja mamatva che. jo te tamAro guNavAna putra hato to te tamane mUkIne zA mATe cAlyo gayo? tamArI kRtanatA paNa jaNAI gaI, bhara poSaNa to haju ame karIe chIe, chatAM pratikSaNe svecchAcArI evA tenI prazaMsA karyA karo cho ? A to tamAro dRSTirAga ane tamArI dhRSTatA che !" Ama IrSyALu evA dhanadatte ane tenA bIjA bhAioe potAnA sarala tathA guNAnurAgI pitAnI bharjanA karI. A sthitimAM divaso upara divaso pasAra thayA. ane strIonAM ghareNAM vagere je kAMI hatuM te vecIne teo nirvAha karavA lAgyA. tema karatAM dhIme dhIme je kAMI hatuM temAMthI paNa kAMIka khavAI gayuM. kAMIka cAlI gayuM, kAMIka veravikhera thaI gayuM, tathA bhoMyamAM dATeluM pRthvIrUpa banI gayuM. Ama thatAM rAjya ane baLa naSTa thavAthI eka rAtre seMkaDo bhilloe ekaThA thaIne teonA ghara upara dhADa pADIne bAkI rahelAM badhAM vastrAbhUSaNo lUMTI laIne cAlyA gayA. jyAM IrSyA hoya che, tyAM puNyabala kSaNa thAya che. tethI teo dhana vagaranA tathA kapaDA vinAnA thaI gayA. A saMsAramAM jeTalA divasa sudhI punyano udaya rahe tyAM sudhI ja manuSya Rddhi pUrNa rahe che, paNa pApano udaya thatAM ardha kSaNamAM ja sarva Rddhino nAza thai jAya che, jevI rIte pANIthI bharavAnI ghaDI paLa sudhI bharAya che, paNa pachI eka kSaNamAM khAlI thaI jAya che; tevIja rIte saMsAranA sarva padArthonI sthiti che. jate divase AjIvikAno upAya kAMI paNa rahyo nahi, tyAre gharamAM te traNa baMdhuo Amatema zodhavA lAgyA. zodhatAM zodhatAM eka vIMTI hAtha AvI. te vecIne teo tyAMthI AjIvikA mATe kuTuMba sahita nIkaLyA. ane mALavadezamAM gayA.

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200 dhanyakumAracaritra te sthaLe koI sthitisaMpanna kheDUtane tyAM kAmakAja karavA rahyA, ane nirvAha karavA lAgyA. tyAM rahetA kAMIka dhana maLyuM. tethI teo poteja thoDI jamIna laIne khetIvADI karavA lAgyA. pachI nirvAha thAya teTaluM dhAnya gharamAM mUkIne bAkI rahelA dhAnyanI guNo bharI baLado upara lAdIne eka gAmathI bIje gAma ane eka nagarathI bIje nagara teo bhamavA lAgyA. paNa puNyahIna hovAthI dhAryo lAbha maLyo nahi. vadhu lAbhane icchatAM teo pharatAM pharatAM magadhadezamAM rAjagRhI nagarImAM AvyA. te nagaranA mukhya bajAramAM dhAnyanI guNo utArIne anAjanA bajArane teo zodhavA lAgyA. tyAM paNa aneka dezomAMthI puSkaLa anAja vecAvA Avela hovAthI dhAnya soMghuM thaI gayuM che, tema sAMbhaLIne teo nirAza thaI gayA. kharekhara bhAgyahIna AtmAone dhAryA karatAM ulaTuM ja thAya che; mATe ja kahevAya che ke, anyadvicintyate lokairbhavedanyadabhAgyataH / karNe vasati bhUSAyotkIrNe daridriNAM malaH // bhAgyahIna loko vicAre che. bIjuM, paNa nirbhAgyatAne kAraNe thAya che. bIjuM; zobhA mATe vadhAvela kAna daridrane mela ekaTho karavA mATe thAya che." A rIte hatAza evA te dhanadatta Adi bhAIo bajAramAM dhAnyane vecavA beThA, paNa koInA sAthe bhAvanI sarakhAI AvI nahi, tethI temano badho mAla vera-vikhera bajAramAM paDI rahyo. tevAmAM vividha prakAranA vAjIMtro jenI AgaLa vAgI rahyA che, AsapAsa pAyadaLa ane ghoDesvAro vIMTaLAI vaLelA che, baMdijano aneka rIte jenI birUdAvaLI bolI rahyA che, tevI sthitimAM azva upara besIne mahArAjA zreNikanI rAjasabhAmAM javAne mATe dhanyakumAra te raste nIkaLyA.

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dhanyakumAra bAMdhavone sanmAne che 201 te prasaMge AgaLa cAlatA subhaToe rastAmAM ADIavaLI paDelI anAjanI gUNone vyavasthi. karavA dhanadattane Adeza karyo. eTale dInavadane zokAkula te badhA bhAIo rAjyabhayathI utAvaLamAM potAnA mAlane goThavavAmAM rokAI gayA. durdazA pAmelA kaMgAla jevA potAnA bhAIo tarapha te avasare acAnaka dhanyakumAranI dRSTi paDI. teonI AvI dazA joine "A zuM?' ema saMbhramamAM paDIne dhanyakumAra vicAravA lAgyA : "are ! A mArA baMdhuone rAjya, dhana, suvarNa, rUpuM vagere nava prakAranA parigrahathI bharelAM gharo sAthe pAMcase gAmonA adhipatipaNA sahita, aneka sAmaMto subhaTo, gaja, azva, pAyadaLa vagerethI sevAtA mUkIne huM Avyo hato. are ! zuM ATalA divasanI aMdara ja teonI AvI sthiti thaI gaI? A kema saMbhave? athavA to karmanI gati vicitra che ! daDha rasathI bAMdhelA pUrve karelA karmano udaya reDavAne koI samartha nathI, evuM zrI jinezvara bhagavaMtanuM vacana koI divasa anyathA thatuM ja nathI." "mATe lokamAM paNa kahevAya che ke,' kRtakarmakSayo nAsti, kalpakoTizatairapi / avazyameva bhoktavyaM, kRtaM karma zubhAzubham // koDo kalpo jAya to paNa karelA karmano kSaya thato nathI. zubha athavA azabhu je kAMI karma karyA hoya te avazya bhogavavAM ja paDe che." cakravaryAdikoe paNa vividha prakAranI durdazA anubhavI che, to A mArA bhAIonI zI vAta ?' Ama cittamAM ciMtavatAM dhanyakumArane pharI vicAra Avyo; "are ! huM AvA sAMsArika sukhothI paripUrNa chuM ane mArA baMdhuo tathA temanI patnIo AvI durdazA anubhave te huM kevI

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202 rIte joi zakuM ?' Ama aMtaramAM rahelA vaDila baMdhuo pratyenA apUrva bhaktibhAvathI temaNe potAnA sevakone kahyuM : 'A paradezI vyApArIone mArazo nahi, teone ApaNe ghera prItipUrvaka laI Avajo.' tema kahIne ghoDA upara beThelA dhanyakumAra pAchA vaLyA, rAjasabhAmAM nahi jatAM ghara tarapha cAlyA. dhanyakumAra caritra pAchaLa rahelA dhanyanA sevakoe dhanadatta Adi baMdhuone kahyuM: 'bhAIo ! amArA svAmInA ghera cAlo, amArA svAmIe Adeza karyo che ke tamane temane ghera laI javA.' te sAMbhaLIne teo bhayabhIta thayA, ane bolavA lAgyA : are ! A vaLI amane ghera lai jaine zuM karaze ?' sevakoe temane kahyuM : are ! bhaya dharazo nahi. amArA svAmI ghera AvelAne kadipaNa duHkha ApatA ja nathI, UlaTuM tenuM sarva prakAre duHkha pheDI nAMkhe che.' Ama kahevA chatAM paNa teo zaMkAyukta banIne vihvaLatA pUrvaka dhanyakumAranA ghera gayA. sevako temane dIvAnakhAnAmAM lai gayA, ane teoe vijJapti karIne dhanyane kahyuM : 'ApanA Adeza anusAra A sarvane ame ahIM lAvyA chIe. te sarva Apane praNAma kare che.' dhanyakumAre temanA tarapha joine kahyuM : 'kema bhAio ! kyA dezamAMthI tame Avo cho ?' teoe kahyuM : 'svAmI ame mAlava dezamAM rahIe chIe. AjIvikAnI prApti mATe ghauMnI guNo bharI baLado upara tene lAdIne ahIM AvyA chIe, paraMtu ahIM to dhAnya soMghuM che, tethI lAbha thato nathI, paNa khoTa jAya che.'

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dhanyakumAra bAMdhavone sanmAne che 203 prathamathI ja tamAro mAlavadezamAM vAsa che, ke bIjA koI dezamAM rahetA hatA." - "ame mULa to bIjA dezanA rahevAsI chIe, mAtra udaravRtti mATeja tyAM AvyA hatA.' pahelAM kyAM rahetA hatA ?' "svAmI ! karmanI gatinI zI vAta karIe ? jyAM udaravRtti thAya te ja svadeza gaNavo." tamArA mAtApitA jIve che ?" hA, teo jIve che." teo kyAM che ? je gAmamAM ame rahIe chIe te gAmamAM amArA mAbApa tathA strIo paNa che, amArI sAthe nathI." dhanyakumAre vicAryuM : "are ! dAritryanA duHkhathI pIDAyelA evA A traNe baMdhuo pratyakSa pAse ubhelA evA mane paNa oLakhatA nathI, UlaTA mArAthI bhaya pAme che." pachI dhanyakumAra ubhA thayA, ane te baMdhuone AgaLa karI praNAma karIne kahyuM: "zuM mane na oLakhyo? huM tamAro nAno bhAI dhanya." - te pramANe kahIne temane dhanyakumAra sanmAnathI gharamAM laI gayA. sevako dvArA temane abhaMga, snAna, majjanAdika karAvyA, ati abhuta evA vastrAlaMkAra paherAvyA, moTA bhAione AgaLa karIne harSapUrvaka vinaya sahita yathocita sthAne besI vividha prakAranI adbhuta rasoI sau sAthe jamyA. pachI hAtha dhoIne gharanA aMdaranA bhAgamAM jaI bhavya Asana upara temane besADI, paMca sugaMdhIyukta tAMbulAdika ApI, ati satkArapUrvaka hAtha joDIne kauzAMbI choDI tyArathI mAlavadezamAM AvyA tyAM sudhInuM sarvasvarUpa teone pUchyuM. che upUrvaka hAra paherAnAdika

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16 hAryA na mAnyA, te vAryA mAnyA dhanyakumAranA pUchavAthI dhanadatte potAnA gAmo, dhana, Rddhi, ghara ityAdino je vinAza thayo te sarva hakIkata yathAsthita kahI batAvI, te sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAre teone kahyuM : priyabaMdhuo ! have pUrve anubhaveluM duHkha saMbhArazo nahi, cittanI prasannatAthI ahIM sukhapUrvaka raho. A lakSmI, A ghara, A azvo, A baLado, A ratho, A vaibhava badhuM tamAruM ja che, huM paNa tamAro laghubaMdhu chuM, tethI je IcchA Ave te grahaNa karo; kAraNa ke je lakSmI baMdhuonA upabhogamAM na Ave te lakSmI vakhaNAtI nathI. bharatI veLAe ghaNuM jaLa samudramAM Ave che, paNa kAMThA upara rahelAne kazA upayogamAM AvatuM nathI, tevI rIte bhAIothI je lakSmIno upabhoga levAto nathI te lakSamI nirarthaka che." baMdhuo ! tame ahIM raho, ane A lakSmI dAna tathA bhoga vaDe icchAnusAra vAparIne sadupayoga karo. mArA hRdayanI A bhAvanAne samajIne tame niHzaMkapaNe ahIM raho." vinaya tathA bhaktigarbhita dhanyanI vANI sAMbhaLIne mAnadoSathI doSita thayelA tathA ISyathI javalita aMta:karaNavALA

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AzayavA jo tamadArtha, gaMbha hAryA na mAnyA, te vAryA mAnyA 20pa teoe javAbamAM jaNAvyuM : "bhAI ! ame laghu bhAinA gharamAM rahevA IcchatA nathI, kAraNe ke nhAnA bhAinA gharamAM rahevAthI amArI moTAImAM khAmI Ave. zuM sUrya zukranA gharamAM vAsa kare to halako kahevAto nathI ? tethI bApanuM dhana vaheMcIne amane Apo, eTale ame juduM ghara laIne tyAM nivAsa karIe." AvI tadana kSudra mananI ane ayogya vAta sAMbhaLavA chatAM paNa vivekI ane sarala AzayavALA dhanyakumAra potAnA aucitya, audArya, gaMbhIratA, Adi guNone prakaTa karatAM bolyA : jo tamAruM aMtaHkaraNa prasanna rahetuM hoya to tema karo, huM to te rIte paNa tamArA cittanI prasannatA mATe karavA taiyAra chuM.' A pramANe kahIne udAra dilanA sajjana ziromaNi dhanyakumAre potAnA mukhya bhaMDArIne bolAvIne AjJA karI : "A traNe pUjya vaDIla baMdhuone darekane cauda-cauda kroDa suvarNa Apo.' te sAMbhaLIne teNe kahyuM : "bahu sArUM, svAmInI AjJA mAre pramANa che." tema kahIne tathA praNAma karIne te traNene bhaMDArIe kahyuM : Avo, padhAro, svAmInI AjJAnusAra cauda cauda suvarNakoTI tamane ApuM." tethI teo dhana grahaNa karavA bhaMDArInI sAthe cAlyA. te samaye je sabhAjano, parijano tathA anya loko tyAM beThelA hatA, teo dhanyanA guNothI tathA baMdhuonA dveSathI cittamAM camatkAra pAmyA, ane paraspara bolavA lAgyA : "eka tarapha A traNe baMdhuonuM mAtsarya tathA nirdhanatA e bannenI kakSA; tathA bIjI bAju dhanyakumArano baMdhusneha tathA udAratA e bannenI kakSA, eno vicAra karo ! A jagatamAM potAnuM agara pArakuM dhana grahaNa karavAne to sarva Icche che, tevA to ghaNA hoya che, paraMtu jeo

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206 dhanyakumAra caritra potAnI bhujAnA baLathI upArjana karela kroDonI saMpattine potAnA apakArI tathA ISyabhAvamAM baLatA bhAIone hRdayanA sabhAvathI ApI de che, tevA bahu durlabha hoya che. kharekhara dhanyakumAra dhanya che. mahApuNyazAlI che." dhanyanI AjJAthI bhaMDArIe traNe baMdhuone pratyekane cauda cauda kroDa sonAmahoro ApI. te laIne teo bahAra nIkaLatA hatA, tevAmAM hAthamAM mugara dhAraNa karanArA te dhananA adhiSThAyaka devoe vira subhaTo corone roke tevI rIte kAramAM ja tarata ja temane rokyA, ane pratyakSa thaine bolyA : "are nirbhAgya zekharo ! are durjano ! are mUrkhAo ! puNyavaMta evA dhanyakumAranuM A dhana tame bhogavavAne lAyaka nathI. A lakSmIno dhanya ane udAradila dhanyakumAra ja icchAnusAra bhoktA che, jevI rIte sarva jalataraMgono bhoktA samudra ja hoya tevI rIte Ano te bhoktA che, bIjo koI nathI." "zAstramAM paNa kahyuM che ke : "prabaLa punyavaMta hoya tenAthI ja lakSmI bhogavAya che, jo tame tenI sevAmAM tatpara thaI tenA puNyanI chAyA nIce rahezo, to icchita sukha meLavazo paNa "dhana laIne judA gharamAM rahI svecchAe dhana bhogavIe." evI tamArI IcchA thaze to te saMpUrNa thAya evo divasa to Avyo nathI, ne AvavAno paNa nathI." - "are jaDa buddhi mUrkhAo ! cAra cAra vakhata apAra dhana tyajI tamane ApI daIne dhanyakumAra cAlyA gayA, pachI te dhana koNe bhogavyuM ? haju paNa tamane zikhAmaNa maLI nathI." A saMtapurUSomAM zikhara samAna dhanyakumArano tame aparAdha karyo che chatAM paNa tenuM saujanya mUkatA nathI, chatAM tame katanIomAM agresara ane nirlajja cho ke dhanyakumAre karelA seMkaDo upakArone

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hAryA na mAnyA, te vAryA mAnyA 207 sarvathA bhUlI jAo cho. paNa jo tamAre sukhanI icchA hoya to tenI pAse rahI tenI sevA karo, to ja tamArUM zreya thaze.' dhanyanI saMpattinA adhiSThAyaka devo ke je dhanyanI puNyAithI khIMcAine vagara bolAvyA temanI sevAmAM rahe che, temanI rakSA kare che. te devonAM vacano sAMbhaLIne te Dila baMdhuone hRdayamAM koi adbhuta prabhAva paDyo, pratibodha pAmyA. ane te dhana mUkI daine pAchA pharI teo gharamAM gayA, ane dhanyakumArane kahevA lAgyA : 'vatsa ! tuM ja kharo bhAgyavaMta che, tuM ja kharo guNanidhi che, ame to nirbhAgImAM agraNI chIe, Aje devatAnA mukhathI upadeza sAMbhaLI amane pratibodha thayo che. are jaganmitra ! atyAra sudhI mAtsaryathI gherAyelA amoe aMdhakArathI gherAelA ghuvaDa pakSIo sUryano mahimA na jANe tema tAro mahimA jANyo nahi.' he baMdhu ! zaraRtunA caMdrabiMbanI sAthe khadyotanA baccAM jema harIphAi kare tema nirbhAgI evA ame tArI sAthe nakAmI spardhA karI. buddhi, viveka tathA punya rahita evA amoe aMtaramAM abhimAna vadhI javAthI kuLanA kalpavRkSa jevA tane oLakhyo nahi. ciMtAmaNine kAcanA kaTakA tulya gaNyo, A sarva amArA ajJAnanA vilAsanI tuM kSamA Apa ! tuM to guNarUpI ratnano samudra che, ame to khAbociyA jevA kSullaka chIe. atyAra sudhI tArI sAthe ame je je pratikULa vartana karyuM, te sAMbharatAM amane bahu zarama Ave che ane tArI pAse moDhuM zuM dekhADIe ema thai jAya che.' DilabaMdhuonAM zuddha hRdayanA pazcAtApapUrvakanAM vacanone sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAre vinayapUrvaka kahyuM : 'pUjyo ! tame mArA vaDIlo cho. huM to tamAro laghubaMdhu tamArA sevaka jevo chuM. ATalA divasa sudhI mArA ja duSkarmano udaya hato,

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208 dhanyakumAra caritra jethI ApanI kRpA mArA upara nahotI. have mArA upara ApanI hRdayapUrvakanI prasannatA thai, tethI mArAM sarva manovAMchita saphaLa thayAM, have mAre kAMi paNa uNapa rahI nahi. A dhana, A ghara, A saMpatti badhI tamArI ja che, huM paNa ApanI AjJAnuM pAlana karanAra chuM, tethI A dhanano icchAnusAra, dAna, bhoga, vilAsAdikamAM upayoga karo, ahIM kAMi paNa nyUnatA nathI, tethI tamArA manamAM jarA paNa zaMkA lAvazo nahi.' AvAM vinayapUrvakanAM miSTa vacanovaDe dhanyakumAre te Dila baMdhuone saMtoSyA. teo paNa matsara rahita thayA, ane cittanI prasannatAthI dAna ane bhogamAM dhanano vilAsa karavA lAgyA. tyAra pachI dhanyakumAre vaDilabaMdhuonA ane pitA dhanasAranA vatsadezanA nivAsanA gAmanuM nAma-ThAma pUchIne potAnA vizvAsavALA Apta purUSone aneka ratha, azva, pAyadaLa vagere parivAra sahita tyAM mokalyA. teo ati bahumAnapUrvaka dhanyakumAranA mAta-pitA dhanasAra tathA zIlavatI temaja Dila bhojAio dhanazrI, dhanadevI, tathA dhanacaMdrAne rAjagRhI lai AvyA. rAjagRhInA upavanamAM teo AvelA che, tevA samAcAra maLatAM moTA ADaMbara sahita dhanyakumAra potAnA DilabaMdhuo sAthe mAtapitAnI sanmukha gayA, ane mAta-pitAne namaskAra karIne dAna tathA mAnapUrvaka mahotsava sahita temano nagarapraveza karAvyo. ati bhaktivaDe teone ghera lai jai bhavya Asana upara besADIne cAre bhAioe cAra purUSArtha jANe ekaThA thayA hoya tema ekaThA thaine mA-bApane namaskAra karyA. te samaye varSothI kuTuMbakalahanA kAraNarUpa IrSyAno prabala agni jeonAM aMtaramAM saLagato hato, ane hamaNAM jeone pratyakSa camatkAra jaNAyA pachI, te agni zamI gayo che, evA te

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hAryA na mAnyA, te vAryA mAnyA dhanadatta, dhanadeva tathA dhanacaMdre potAnA pitAzrIne kahyuM : 'pitAjI ! ATalA divasa sudhI ApanAM hitazikSAnAM vacano ame aMgIkAra karyAM nathI, UlaTuM kuLamAM kalpatarUtulya nAnA baMdhu upara mAtsaryabhAva dhAraNa karyo che, tethI amArA atizaya dveSanA doSathI ja amane vAraMvAra duHkha prApta thayAM karyuM che. chevaTe devoe amane pratibodha Apyo, tyAre ja amArAM hRdayamAM rahelA ajJAna tathA irSyAnA doSo nAza pAmyA che. have tenAja bhAgyabaLathI sukhasaMpattino vilAsa ame karIe chIe, Aja sudhI ame ApanI AjJAnA khaMDanarUpa mahAna aparAdha karyo che, tethI Apa kSamA karazo.' dhanyakumAre paNa badhuM ghara, dhana, saMpatti vagere pitAne svAdhIna karI dIdhuM; pote nizciMta thaine upakArI mAta-pitAnI bhakti karavA lAgyA. udAratA ane upakArI vaDilonI bhakti te ja saMsAramAM rahelA sajjanonuM kuLavrata che. samagra nagaramAM dhanyakumAranA guNanuM varNana thavA lAgyuM tathA prazaMsA thavA lAgI. 209 magadhezvara mahArAjA zreNike paNa traNe putro sahita dhanasAra zreSThIne bolAvIne vastrAbhUSaNAdikathI temano satkAra karI temane bahumAna ApyuM. A pramANe mAtApitA ane baMdhuo sahita rAjAnA jamAi ane guNonA samUharUpa tathA sarve lokomAM mananIya dhanyakumAra saMpUrNa sukha bhogavavA lAgyA. hRdayamAM rahelI nirmala dharmazraddhA, audArya temaja saujanyavRtti dhanyakumAranA jIvanamAM niraMtara vRddhi pAmatI dhana, dhAnya, Rddhi samRddhi AdinI spardhAthI vadhatI hatI. Ama keTaloka kALa AnaMdamAM pasAra thayo.

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17 dhanyakumArano pUrvabhava mahAnubhAvo ! karmanI gati vicitra ane anirvacanIya che ! karmathI zuM zuM nathI thatuM? jIvonI gati, karmanI pariNati, pudgala paryAyono AvirbhAva tathA tirobhAva vagere jinezvaranA Agama vagara koNa jANavAne samartha che? huM dhanyakumAranA pUrvabhavane kahuM chuM. te tame dhyAna daIne sAMbhaLoH "A bharatakSetramAM pratiSThAnapura nagaramAM vizvanA dAridrayathI ja ghaDAyelI hoya tevI eka ati duHkhI durgatA vRddhA rahetI hatI. pArakA gharamAM khAMDavuM, daLavuM, lIMpavuM, pANI bharavuM vagere kAryo karI atiduHkhathI te potAno nirvAha calAvatI hatI. A DozIne nirmaLa AzayavALo, vinayI, nyAyataMta, dAna devAnI rUcivALo surUci nAmano eka putra hato. te lokonAM vAcharaDAMone cArIne AjIvikA calAvato hato." A pramANe atikaSTathI teo baMne nirvAha karatAM hatAM. ekadA koI parvanA divase vAcharaDAne cArIne te bALaka ghera pAcho Avato hato, te vakhate keTalAka gharamAM khIranuM bhojana banAveluM ne tene nAnA bALako khAtA hatA ane spardhA karatA hatA. evuM teNe dIThuM.

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dhanyakumArano pUrvabhava 211 potAnA ja AMgaNA pAse rahenAra eka bALakane khIra khAto dekhIne A bALakanI dADha gaLavA lAgI, moDhAmAMthI pANI chUTavA lAgyuM. potapotAnAM gherathI bahAra nIkaLelA bALako paraspara vAto karavA lAgyA : 'are ! teM zuM khAdhuM ? eke kahyuM : "meM khIra khAdhI.' bIjo bolyA : 'Aje amuka parvano divasa che, tethI khIra ja khAvI joie.' tyAra pachI vaLI eka jaNAe te DozInA putra surUcine pUchyuM : teM zuM khAdhuM ?' teNe kahyuM : gheMza vagere mane mArI mAe je ApyuM te khAdhuM.' tyAre te badhA bALako hasatAM hasatAM kahevA lAgyA; 'Aje khIra vinA kema cAle ?' surUcie kahyuM : 'mane mArI mAe je khAvA ApyuM te khAdhuM.' te tyAre eke kahyuM : 'tArI mA pAse jA, ane tene kahe ke Aje parvano divasa che, tethI khIranuM bhojana Ape.' A pramANe te bALakonI vAto sAMbhaLIne sUrUcine khIra khAvAnI IcchA thavAthI te ghera gayo ane potAnI mAne teNe kahyuM: mA,! ghI tathA khAMDa vagere sahita khIranuM bhojana Aje mane tu Apa.' mAtAe kahyuM : 'are nirdhanane ghera khIra kyAMthI maLe ?' teNe kahyuM : 'game tema karIne paNa Aje to jarUra de.' bALakanuM vacana sAMbhaLIne te durgatA vRddhA vicAravA lAgI : bALakane sAcA khoTAnuM jJAna hotuM nathI.' kahyuM che ke H 'vatsa ! ApaNA gharamAM to peTa pUrUM bharAya teTaluM bhojana maLe to te khIra ja che. nirdhanonuM vAMchita kyAMthI saphaLa thAya ?' surUci kahe che : 'Aje parvanA divase khIra vinA bIjuM kAMi khAvAnuM hoya ja nahi, tethI game tema karIne khIra de.'

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21ra dhanyakumAra caritra vRddhAe vicAryuM : "aho ! Aje mArA moTA pApano udaya thayo che, A bALaka koI divasa koI paNa cIja haThathI mAgato nathI, tene je huM AvuM chuM te ja khAine jAya che. Aje koI sthaLe dekhIne athavA sAMbhaLIne tene tevI IcchA utpanna thaI che, tethI mArI pAse AvIne mAgaNI kare che, paraMtu huM kevI nibhaMgImAM paNa zekharatulya chuM ke AMdhaLInI eka lAkaDInI jevA A bALakanI khIra mAtranA bhojananI IcchA pUrNa karavAne paNa samartha nathI; dhikkAra che mArA avatArane !" Ama vicAra karIne rAMkanI jema putranI sAme joIne te rovA lAgI, kAraNa ke abaLA ane bALakone icchA pUrNa na thAya tyAre rUdana karavuM te ja tenuM baLa che. mAtAne rotI joIne bALaka paNa rovA lAgyo. te baMnene rotAM sAMbhaLIne pADozIo tyAM AvyA. teoe pUchyuM: 'tame baMne kema rUvo cho ? tamAre duHkha zuM che te kaho, jo te dUra thAya tevuM haze to ame tamAruM duHkha jarUra pheDI nAkhazuM.' tyAre te durgatAe bALakano samagra vRttAMta kahyo. ane kahyuM ke "mArA jevI nibhaMgInI icchA apUrNa rahe tyAre rovuM te ja tenuM baLa che." - durgatAnI A dazA jANIne tenA duHkhathI duHkhI thatAM teoe kahyuM: 'tamArA putrane khIra mAtra joItI hoya to tenI aprAptinAM duHkhathI tame rozo nahi, te to amArAthI sAdhI zakAya tevuM kArya che." pachI temAMthI eka bolI : "dUdha mAre ghera che, tAre joIe teTaluM laI jA."

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dhanyakumArano pUrvabhava 213 bIjI bolI : "nirmaLa akhaMDa evA zAlIna cokhA mAre ghera che, te huM ApIza, te laI bALakanI IcchA pUrNa kara.' trIjI bolI: "ati cokhkhI gaMgA nadInA kinArAnI retI jevI khAMDa huM ApIza, te le." cothI bolI : "Aje ja lAveluM svaccha ghI mAre ghera taiyAra che, te huM ApIza. te laIne A bALakanI IcchA pUrNa kara.' Ama te pADozI bAIonAM vacana sAMbhaLIne prasanna thayelI durgA kahevA lAgI : "baheno ! kalpavRkSatulya tamArI mArA upara kRpA thaI, tethI mAro manoratha saphaLa ja thayo ema huM mAnuM chuM." teoe kahyuM : "have badhI sAmagrI laI jAo, ane tAkIde khIra banAvIne A bALakanI IcchA pUrI karo ke jethI te bALakanuM mana prasanna thAya.' te pachI te vRddhA teonI pAsethI dUdha, khAMDa, ItyAdi sAmagrI laI AvI ane teNe khIra banAvI. kAraNa ke, "putranuM hita jovAmAM vatsala evI mAtA bALakanI icchA pUrNa karavAmAM vilaMba karatI nathI." pachI potAnA putra surUcine bolAvIne bhojana karavA mATe tene besADyo ane khIrathI thALI bharI daIne bALakanI AgaLa mUkI. bALaka paNa te khIra bahu garama che tema jANIne hAtha vatI pavana nAkhIne tene ThaMDI karavA lAgyo. mAe vicAryuM : A mAro putra ujvala evI khIra khAya che, tethI mAro dRSTidoSa tene lAgo nahiM" AthI vAtsalyabhAve te pADozIne ghera cAlI gaI. bALaka jyAre te dhUmADA nIkaLatI garama khIrane zItaLa karato hato, teTalAmAM tenI gharanI paDakhe thaIne eka mAsakSamaNanuM pAraNuM karavAnI IcchAvALA mahAguNanA samudra dharmabhUSaNa muni

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214 dhanyakumAra caritra bhikSA mATe nIkaLyA. surUci bALake te muni mahAtmAne ghara pAse thaine jatA joyA. tapasvI muninAM darzana thatAM ja te bALakane dAna ApavAnI rUci pUrvanI koi tevI ArAdhanAnA jAgrata saMskArathI utpanna thaI, tethI te vicAravA lAgyo : aho ! Aje samasta pApa tathA saMtApano nAza karavAmAM samartha evA A mahAmuni mArA gharanA AMgaNAnI najIka thaine nIkaLyA che. jo mArA bhAgya jAgyAM hoya to mArA AmaMtraNa vaDe teo ahIM padhAre. seMkaDo vAra vinaMtI karyA chatAM ane bhikSA mATe aneka zreSThIo AmaMtre che, te chatAM sAdhuo temane ghera jatA nathI; jenA bhAgyano udaya thayo hoya temane ghera ja teo jAya che. mArA AmaMtraNathI jo mAruM ghara pavitra kare to to bahu uttama thAya. jo mArA bhAgyavaDe koi rIte teo atre padhAre to dhanya purUSomAM paNa huM vizeSa dhanya thAuM.' Ama bALakapaNAmAM vartatA evA te surUcinA AtmAmAM svabhAvika rIte ja supAtrabhaktino temaja bahumAnapUrvaka dAna devAno bhAva pragaTa thayo. pachI harSapUrvaka te muninI sanmukha jaine ati bhaktithI temane aMjali joDIne te vinaMtI karavA lAgyo : he mahAtmA ! mArA gharamAM zuddha ane nirdoSa AhAra che, tethI kRpA karIne ApanAM caraNa vaDe mArUM gRhAMgaNa pavitra karo.' A pramANe te bALakanI atizaya dAnabhakti joine munimahArAje tenI vinaMti svIkArI. pachI te bALaka munimahArAjane potAnA ghera lai gayo, ane bahu AnaMda tathA bhakti vaDe teNe khIranI bharelI thALI upADIne munie dharelA pAtramAM eka dhArAthI badhI khIra vahorAvI dIdhI.

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dhanyakumArano pUrvabhava 215 muni pAchA vaLyA eTale ATha pagalAM muninI pAchaLa jaine, pharIthI te munine namaskAra karI te adhika sattvavaMta bALaka potAnA AtmAne kRtakRtya mAnato pAcho pharyo. AnaMdanA samUhathI ubharAI jatA aMtaHkaraNavALA te bALakanI dAnanA AnaMdathI kSudhA-tRSA nAza pAmI gai, eTale te gharamAM AvI thALInA kAMThA upara coMTelI khIra cATavA lAgyo, ane Apela dAnanI te bALaka anumodanA karavA lAgyo. tenA pavitra hRdayamAM bhAvanA pragaTI : 'aho ! Aje bahu sArUM thayuM, Aje mArA mahAna bhAgyano udaya thayo, nahiM to mArA jevA raMkanA ghera munine devA yogya uttama khIra kyAMthI hoya? vaLI barAbara samaye muninuM Agamana kyAMthI hoya ? kadAca A tarapha padhAre to paNa AvA mahAna zreSThIone choDIne mArA ghera teo kyAMthI padhAre ? vaLI mArA jevA bALakanA nimaMtraNa mAtrathI ja mArI vinaMti svIkArIne teo padhAryA; AvuM asaMbhavanIya kyAMthI bane ? kharekhara ! Aje koi mArA mahA puNyano udaya thayo ke jethI vAdaLA vagara vRSTi thai.' A pramANe vAraMvAra anumodana karatAM teNe munidAnathI thayeluM puNya anaMtagaNuM vadhAryuM. pachI atyaMta pramodathI pAse paDelI thALI te cATato hato, tevAmAM pADozIne ghera gayelI tenI mAtA AvI. te thALIne cATatA bALakane joine vicAravA lAgI : 'aho ! mAro bALaka eka thALI bharIne khIra khAi gayo. to paNa haju sudhI tene tRpti thai nahiM. haMmezA mAro putra ATalI bhUkha sahana karato haze ?' A pramANe tene bhUkhyo jANIne pharIthI teNe khIra pIrasI, paraMtu te bALaka to bhojana karatAM je dAna apAyuM hatuM tene ja bahu mAnavA lAgyo. jevI rIte dhanavaMta purUSa vyApAramAM rokAyela

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216 dhanyakumAra caritra mUDI karatAM vyAje mUkela dhanane vadhAre mAne che, tema te dAnane adhika mAnavA lAgyo. te surUci bALake ati bahumAnapUrvaka Apela dAna ane tenI anumodanAthI mokSaprAptine yogya tIvra rasavALuM ane bhogaphaLa ApanArUM karma teNe upAmyuM. te bALakane ati mAdaka AhAra jamavAthI te rAtre ja ajIrNa thayuM; ajIrNanA doSathI tene te rAtre ja visUcikA utpanna thaI; te visUcikAnI pIDAthI munidAnane saMbhArato te bALaka mRtyu pAmIne A tAro putra dhanyakumAra thayo che. munidAnanA prabhAvavaDe te yaza, mahAmya tathA abhuta saMpadAnuM krIDAsthAna thayo che. kahyuM che ke : "sArA kSetramAM vAvela dhAnya to zatagaNuM thAya che; paNa pAtramAM vAveluM bIja to vaDanA bIjathI vaDavRkSanI jema anaMtagaNuM thAya che.' "dhanyakumAranA traNe baMdhuoe karelA karmanA pariNAmanI vicitratA dekhADanAro temanA pUrvabhavano vRttAMta have sAMbhaLo." Ama zrI dharmaghoSa AcArya mahArAjanAM vacana sAMbhaLIne na varNavI zakAya tevI vicitratAvALA karmavipAkathI cittamAM camatkAra pAmI dhanasAra vagere zrotAjano "tahatti' kahIne banne hAtha joDI temanuM kathana sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. sUrimahArAje pharamAvyuM : "sugrAma nAmanA gAmamAM najIkanajIka jeonAM gharo AvelAM che tevA saMpattirahita thaI gayelA traNa kuLaputro rahetA hatA, ke jeo parasparanA mitro hatA. te traNe dhananA abhAvathI ane anya vyApArAdikamAM kAMI lAbha nahi maLavAthI vagaDAmAM jaIne tyAMthI kASThanA bhArA lAvI AjIvikA calAvatA hatA.' eka divase traNe jaNA kASTha lAvavAne mATe potapotAnA

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dhanyakumArano pUrvabhava - 217 gherathI bhAtuM laIne kAMbaLa oDhI vagaDAmAM gayA. te vakhate trIjA pahorano AraMbha thayo tyAre grISma Rtu cAlatI hovAthI ghaNo sakhta tApa paDato hato, tethI bhUmi tapI gaI hatI ane ugra kiraNothI loko AkuLavyAkuLa thaI jatA hatA. te avasare koI kSamAnA sAgara evA kSamAsAgara nAmanA tapasvI muni mahAtmA saMsAratApanuM nivAraNa karavA pote karelA mAsakSamaNanuM pAraNuM karavA mATe koIka gAmamAM javA sAru te vananA raste thaIne nIkaLyA. tApathI zoSita thaI gayelA aMgopAMgavALA, mAtra hADakAM ane cAmaDI ja bAkI rahI che tevA ane dharmasvarUpa evA te parama tapasvI maharSine joi teonA hRdayamAM naTanA vairAgyanI jema dAna ApavAnI buddhi utpanna thaI. teo paraspara kahevA lAgyA : "aho ! A muni dUranA vanamAMthI Ave che. AvA sakhta taDakAmAM madhyAhna samaye retI badhI tapI gaI che, teve vakhate ati dUra gAmamAM teo kevI rIte jaze ? tyAM paNa ghera ghera bhamatAM jo nirdoSa AhAra maLaze to te grahaNa karaze, nahi to grahaNa karaze nahi; tethI ApaNI pAse je bhAtuM che te jo temane ApIe to bahu uttama thAya." Ama vicArI vinayapUrvaka munine bolAvI te sarva bhAtuM teoe munine vahorAvyuM. munie paNa zuddha AhAra jANIne te grahaNa karyuM. ane dharmalAbha'rUpI AziSa ApIne svasthAne cAlyA gayA. ane have te traNene sAMja sudhI lAkaDA mATe zrama karavAthI savAre khAdheluM pacI gayuM, ane bahu bhAre sudhAnI vedanA thaI eTale teo paraspara pUchavA lAgyA : "are bhAI kAMI khAvAnuM rahyuM che ke nahi ?' tyAre eka bolyo : "munine badhuM ApI dIdhuM che." pachI peTamAM atyaMta kSudhA lAgelI hatI chatAM te sarve lAkaDAM

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218 dhanyakumAra caritra upADIne potapotAnA ghara tarapha cAlyA. tyAM paNa navo AhAra taiyAra karyA vagara zuM khAya? tethI te traNe kSudhAthI atyaMta AkuLavyAkuLa thaine bolavA lAgyA : are ! ApaNane to munine Apela dAnanuM Aje A phaLa prApta thayuM, kAraNa ke Aje hamaNA ja munidAnanA prabhAvathI kSudhA vaDe ApaNe maraNa pAmIzuM. have pachI zuM thaze te to ame jANatA nathI ! hA ! hA ! ApaNe to A sAdhuthI nakAmA chetarAyA.' te vakhate ApaNA traNamAMthI ekane paNa evI buddhi utpanna na thai ke jyAre prabaLa kSudhA lAgaze tyAre ApaNe zuM khAizuM ? A muni to haMmezA tapazcaryA karavAnA abhyAsI hovAthI ekAda divasa vadhAre thayo hota to paNa sUkAi jAta nahIM. ane tapano abhyAsa nahi hovAthI ApaNane to Aje moTuM duHkha utpanna thayuM! hAthe karIne peTa coLIne zULa ubhuM karyuM. ApaNA jevA koNa mUrkha hoya ke je ghara bALIne tIrtha kare ?' Ama dAna ApyA pachI sattva rahita evA teoe cAra vakhata pazcAtApa karavA vaDe munidAnanuM phaLa alpa karI nAkhyuM. bhadra dhanasAra zreSThI ! te traNe AyuSya samApta karI maraNa pAmIne tamArA putro thayA, ane cAra vakhata dhana tathA vaibhavAdikathI rahita thayA.' dAna ApyA pachI pazcAttApAdi doSathI teo doSita thayA hatA. tethI ahIM vAraMvAra lakSmI maLI, paNa pAchA nirdhana thai gayA. sarva arthane sAdhato dAnadharma jo dUSita thAya to paNa mULathI teno nAza thato nathI, tethI dhanyakumAranI sAthe teo joDAyA tyAre temanI lakSmI sthira thaI. je pADozI strIoe dhanyakumAranA pUrvabhavanI mAtAne akhaMDa evA anukaMpAnA adhyavasAyathI bALakanuM duHkha maTADavAne mATe

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dhanyakumArano pUrvabhava 219 dUdha, tAMdula, khAMDa ne ghI vagere ApyAM hatAM, teo te bALakane sAdhune dAna Apato dekhIne manamAM AnaMda pAmelA hatA. ane "aho A bALakanI kevI dAnarUci che ? kAraNa ke ati muzkelIthI maLelI khIra paNa akhaMDa dhArAe te munimahArAjane vahorAvI de che, tethI A bALakane dhanya che." A pramANe anumodanA karI hatI paNa bALakanI mAtA pAse teoe te vAta karI nahotI, tethI teo dhanyakumAranI lakSmInI bhogavanArI patnIo thaI che. vaLI AgalA bhavamAM vaibhavanA garvamAM subhadrAe potAnI priya sakhIne roSathI kahyuM hatuM : "are ! dAsI ! tArA mAthe to mATI ja upADavAnI che, tethI tuM mATI upADa." A pramANe Akroza karyo hato, te karmanA vipAkathI te zAlibhadranI bahena thaI chatAM mATI vahana karavAnuM duHkha tene bhogavavuM paDyuM. kahyuM che ke, "bhogavyA vagara karelAM karma chUTI zakatAM nathI." anya zAstromAM paNa kahyuM che ke, "A bhavathI ekANuMmA bhavamAM meM mArI zaktithI eka purUSane haNyo hato, te karmanA udayathI he bhikSuo ! mAro paga vadhANo che !" eTale koI paNa bhavamAM kareluM karma jo nikAcita thayuM hoya to te bhogavavuM paDe che.' A pramANe gurUmahArAjanAM vacano sAMbhaLIne vairAgya thavAthI tyAM keTalAeka bhavya jIvoe saMvegathI cAritra aMgIkAra karyuM; keTalAe zrAvaka dharma svIkAryo, keTalAe samyakatva aMgIkAra karyuM. keTalAke rAtribhojana, abhaNyavarjana, brahmacaryAdika svIkAryA. Ama dharmaghoSa AcArya bhagavaMtanI dezanA saphaLa thai. jyAre dRDha mithyAtvavAsita manuSyo pAse dharmadezanAM vanamAM vilApatulya khAlI jAya che. kahyuM che ke : "jeno artha saryo hoya tene kahevuM, je sAMbhaLIne dhAraNa na kare athavA sAMbhaLe ja nahi

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220 dhanyakumAra caritra tene kahevuM, jenuM citta DoLAi gayuM hoya tene kahevuM nirarthaka che." tethI teone upadeza Apavo nahi. nipuNa zrotAono saMyoga maLe to vaktA tathA zrotA baMnenuM citta ullAsane pAme che. - dhanasAra zreSThI dezanA sAMbhaLI karmanA vipAkane samajIne saMsAra upara vairAgya bhAva AvavAthI sUrimahArAjane namaskAra karI kahevA lAgyA : "guNanA bhaMDAra ! saMsAramAM anAdi bhavabhramaNathI udvigna thayelo huM ApanA zaraNe Avyo chuM, tethI mArA upara kRpA karIne mane cAritrarUpI pravahaNa Apo, ke jethI tenA upara besIne huM saMsArasamudrano pAra pAmuM; tema thavAthI Apane paNa mahAna yaza maLaze.' gurUmahArAje pharamAvyuM: "devAnupriya ! jema sukha upaje tema karo. dharmakRtyamAM pratibaMdha na karo." pachI sarva parigrahane tyajI daIne potAnI patnI sahita dhanasAra zeThe tathA temanA traNa putro dhanadatta, dhanadeva tathA dhanacaMdra cAritra aMgIkAra karyuM. priyAo sahita tyAM AvelA dhanyakumAre AcArya mahArAjane tathA nUtanadIkSita mAtA-pitA tathA traNa baMdhuo Adine vaMdana karIne azubha karmono nAza karavAvALo zrAddhadharma aMgIkAra karyo. pachI bhaktithI munione vAraMvAra namIne teo potAnA ghera AvyA. tyArabAda te dhanyakumAra gurUe kahela pUrva janmanA dAnadharmane saMbhAratA vizeSa vizeSa dharmapravRtti karavA lAgyA ane munidharmano svIkAra karanAra potAnAM mAtA-pitA, tathA tapamAM magna thayelA potAnA dhanadatta Adi vaDila baMdhuonA guNonuM smaraNa karatAM, stavanA karatAM, jyeSTha bAMdhavone stavatAM, ane puNyanA vipAkane bhogavatAM kALa nirgamana karavA lAgyA. he bhavya jIvo ! munIzvarane Apela dAnanuM phaLa juo ! je dAnanA prabhAvathI dhanyakumAra jyAM gayA tyAM AgaLathI ja mUkI

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dhanyakumArano pUrvabhava 221 rAkhelA hoya tema aDhaLaka bhogavilAso temane prApta thayA. vaLI nahi bolAvela chatAM paNa devatAoe dhanyakumAranA moTAbhAio pAsethI dhana laI lIdhuM, dhana laIne jatAM temane rokyA, zikhAmaNa ApI, anukULa karyA, ane nyAyamArge pravartAvyA. tethI A loka ane paralokamAM sukha icchatA manuSyoe jinezvaronA kahelA dAnadharmanAM ArAdhanamAM udyama karavo, ke jethI saphaLa arthanI siddhi thAya.

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18 patnIonAM vyaMgavacana ane dhanyakumAranuM sattva eka avasare zAlibhadranI bahena subhadrA potAnA svAmI dhanyakumAranuM mastaka sugaMdhI jaLa vaDe dhoIne, ati sugaMdhI tailAdi temAM nAkhavA pUrvaka kAMsakIthI veNI gUMthatI hatI, bIjI strIo paNa yathAsthAne beThI hatI. te samaye subhadrAnI AMkhamAMthI baMdhunA viyogaduHkhanA smaraNanA kAraNe citta asvastha thavAthI, zUnyatAne lIdhe kAMIka uSNa azruo dhanyakumAranA baMne skaMdha upara paDyAM. dhanyakumAre uSNa azrubiMdunA sparzathI uMcuM joyuM, ane priyAnA netramAM AMsu joI kahyuM, "priye! A azrupAtanuM zuM kAraNa che? zuM koIe tArI AjJAnuM khaMDana karyuM che? athavA koie tane marmavacano kahyAM che? athavA koIe halakAM vacano kahyAM che? pUrve karela punyanA prabhAvathI utpanna thayela, sakaLa sukhathI bharelA mArA gharamAM tane duHkhano udaya kevI rIte thayo ke jethI tuM A akALe utpAta karAvanAra varasAdanA kaNIAnA jevAM AMsuo pADe che ?'

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223 patnIonAM vyaMgavacana ane dhanyakumAranuM sattva tyAre subhadrA gadgadita thaIne bolIH svAmin ! ApanA bhavanamAM mane leza mAtra paNa duHkha nathI, paraMtu mAro bhAI zAlibhadra zreNika rAjA ghare AvyA te divasathI udAsa thaI gayo che. vira bhagavAnanAM vacanazravaNathI parama vairAgya vaDe tenuM aMtakaraNa vAsita thayuM che. tethI te vrata levAne icche che, ane hiMmezAM ekaeka patnIno tyAga kare che. eka mahinAmAM te badhI strIone tyajI deze ane pachI vrata grahaNa karaze. te vakhate mArA pitAnuM ghara bhAI vagaranuM araNya jevuM udvega karanArUM thai paDaze. bhAI jaze eTale pachI prativarSa rakSAbaMdhana huM kone karIza? koNa mArI pasalI Apaze? koNa mene parvamAM ane zubha divasomAM AmaMtraNa karaze ? kyA zubha hetuthI utsAhapUrvaka huM pitAnA ghare jaIza? jo koIka vakhata pitAne ghera jaIza to paNa ulaTuM duHkhathI bharAyelA hRdayavaDe huM pAchI AvIza." strIone pitAnA gharanI sukhavArtA sAMbhaLavAthI amRtathI bharAyuM hoya tema temanuM hRdaya zItaLa ane prasannatAyukta thAya che. zvasuranA ghare udAsa thayelI strI pitAne ghera jaIne sukha meLave che, paNa pitA vagaranA ane bhAI vagaranA ghera huM zI rIte jaiza? bhAIno A rIte bhAvI viyoga sAMbharavAthI mane cakSumAMthI azrupAta thAya che, bIjuM kAMI paNa mane duHkha nathI." subhadrAnAM AvAM vacanone sAMbhaLIne jarA hasI sAhasanA samudra jevA dhanyakumAra bolyA: priye! teM je tArA pitAnA gharanI zUnyatAnI vAta karI te sAcI che. strInuM hRdaya pitAnA gharanA sukhanA udayanI vArtA sAMbhaLIne ullabhAyamAna thAya che. strIo hiMmezA piyarIAnA gRhanuM zubha ciMtana kare che, haMmezAM AzIrvAda Ape che. te badhuM yukta ja che."

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224 dhanyakumAra caritra paraMtu te je kahyuM ke, 'te haMmezAM eka eka strIne tyaje che.' tema karavAthI to tAro bhAi mane bahu bhIrU jaNAya che. priye! kAyara purUSa hoya te ja dhIra purUSa karelI vArtA sAMbhaLIne ullasAyamAna thAya che, dhIranA AcaraNAnusAra karavAne icche che, te pramANe AdaravAne taiyAra thAya che; paraMtu pachI alpa sattvavaMta hovAthI maMda thai jAya che.' 'nahi to zrI vIrabhagavaMtanA vacanAmRtathI sIMcAyela ane vrata levAnA pariNAmarUpI aMkura jene udbhavela che te maMda kevI rIte thAya ? dhIrapurUSa to je nirNaya kare tadanusAra varte ja che, prANAMte paNa nirNayane tyajatA nathI.' 'priye ! pahelAM to prANIo alpakALamAM kArya karavAnI icchAvALA thAya che paraMtu pachIthI niHsatva prANIo vilaMba vagara kArya siddha karI zakatA nathI. tethI tattvajJa evA sAttvika prANIo vilaMba vagara kArya sAdhavAmAM ja viziSTatA mAne che, teo koipaNa kArya karavA dhAre che to pachI jema zIghra thAya temaja teo kare che. temAM vilaMba karatA nathI.' AvAM potAnA pati dhanyakumAranAM sattvagarbhita vacanone sAMbhaLIne sarve strIo paNa zAlibhadranA vairAgyathI vismita thatI kahevA lAgI; 'prANeza ! sattvavaMta purUSone potAnA hastathI sAgara taravo sahelo che, paraMtu zubha dhyAnavaDe purUSoe jinAjJAne anurUpa tapa karavo te duSkara che. kAraNa ke sarva AgamamAM kuzaLa ane jinakalpa pALanArA caudapUrvadharo paNa patita thayela saMbhaLAya che, to pachI bIjAnI zI vAta? A jagatamAM du:khita thatA sAMsArika jIvo AjIvikAnAM duHkhathI saMtApa pAme che, ane mokSasukhanA ekAMta kAraNabhUta tapa saMyama che tema kathaMcit jANe che to paNa caritra grahaNa karatA nathI.

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patnIonAM vyaMgavacana ane dhanyakumAranuM sattva 225 to pachI A janmamAM paNa devatAnA bhogavilAsa bhogavanAra vaLI ratnanA tathA suvarNanA AbharaNo cakravartI athavA to trailokyAdhipati zrI jinezvaranA ghera paNa pheMkI dIdhelA puSpanI mALAnI mAphaka nirmAlyatA pAmatAM nathI, te AbharaNo jene tyAM haMmezAM nirmAlyapaNuM pAmIne pheMkI devAya che, ane pachIthI tenI koi saMbhALa paNa karatuM nathI.' vaLI jene ghera suvarNa tathA ratnamaya devadRSya vastro paNa zleSmAdinI mAphaka jugupsA karavA lAyaka gaNAya che, udyamavaMta purUSo jagatamAM paribhramaNa kare tyAre temAMnA ratnanA vyApArIone jevuM eka ratna paNa maLI zakatuM nathI tevA ratnonA samUha jenA paganI AgaLa rakhaDe che, ane tevAM ratno vaDe jenA gharanuM bhUmitaLa bAMdheluM che, vaLI jene menakA-raMbhA-tilottamA jevI rUpasuMdarIono tiraskAra kare tavI batrIsa patnIo che, vaLI je kRminA raMganI jema haMmezAM rAgamAM raMgAyela che, jenI strIo patinA vacanane anukULapaNe vartanArI che, strIonI cosaTha kaLAmAM nipuNa che.' haMmezAM pratikSaNe patinAM caraNanI sevAmAM jeo tatpara che, jenA hAvabhAva tathA vilAso vaDe devo paNa sneha pAme-mohI jAya tevA hAvabhAvavALI che, jeonAM aMgamAM jarApaNa doSa nathI, kAmadeve sarva zaktino upayoga karI vaheMcI daine jANe A batrIza strIo banAvI hoya tevI je dekhAya che, te strIomAMthI ekekane je tyaje che, tevAne tame kAyara-blIkaNa kaho cho, tethI tamArUM nipuNapaNuM ane nipuNatAnuM jJAna jANyuM ! tame paNa bahu nipuNa dekhAo cho ! paraMtu tame zuM karo ? anAdinA mohathI AvRtta thayela jIvonI AvI ja prakRti hoya che ke teo vagara bolAvyA paNa baLAtkAre mUMjhAi jai paranA aneka guNone choDI

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226 dhanyakumAra caritra daIne achatA evA doSone upajAvI kADhI bolyA kare che. A jagatamAM gRhazUra-purUSo to hajAro hoya che, kahyuM che ke, paropadezakuzalaH dRzyante bahavo janAH / / svayaM karaNakAle taizchalaM kRtvA praNazyate // 1 // paropadezamAM kuzaLa ghaNA mANaso dekhAya che; paNa potAne karavAno samaya Ave che tyAre chaLa karIne teo chaTakI jAya che." paraMtu raNamAM vIrapurUSonI jema yuddhanA samaye sanmukha bhAvathI daDha hRdayavALA thaIne kartavyamAM ja eka sAdhya rAkhanArA bahu svalpa hoya che. laukika vyavahAramAM paNa duSkara kAryanI vAto kahetI vakhate vAto karanArA ghaNA dekhAya che. paraMtu te kArya karavAnuM hoya tyAre koI ubhuM rahetuM nathI, tema ahIM paNa dIkSAnI zikSA devA mATe koNa hoziyArI na dekhADe? paraMtu svAmI ! "agnine pIvAnI jema dIkSA grahaNa karavI ati duSkara che." zAlibhadranI mAtAe zAlibhadra ekane ja jaNyo che, ke je AvuM duSkara vrata grahaNa karavAne tatpara thayo che. jo tamArA hRdayamAM dIkSA levI sahelI lAge che to pachI bhogone roganI jema tyajIne tame kema dIkSA letA nathI ?" patnIonI uparokta uttama vANIne sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAra utsAhapUrvaka bolyA, "aho ! tame dhanya cho, kAraNa ke tame badhAye avasarane ucita AvAM zubha vAkyo bolIne tamArI uttama kuLanI prasUti pragaTa karI dekhADI che. kuLavaMtI strIo vagara bIjI koNa AvuM bolavA samartha thAya? huM dhanya chuM, "Aje mAruM nAma yathArtha thayuM che. have mArAM bhAgye jAgRta thayAM che. huM zAlibhadrathI paNa adhika bhAgyavAna chuM, kAraNa ke aMtarAya karanAra strI samUha paNa A prakAre zikhAmaNanAM vacano dvArA mane

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patnIonAM vyaMgavacana ane dhanyakumAranuM sattva 227 sahAya karanAra thayo che. huM tamAruM kalyANakArI vAkya zrutinI jema svIkArIne vrata grahaNa karavA jAuM chuM. tethI te strIo ! tame paNa have patinA mArge gamana karavA sajja banajo ! Ama sarva patnIone uttejita karIne, yogIone paNa Azcarya pamADatA zuddha buddhivALA dhanyakumAra patnIone paNa vrata levAmAM sAvadhAna karavA lAgyA. dhanyakumAranI lakSmIno vistAra A pramANe hato, Rddhi ane samRddhithI bharelA paMdaraso gAma temanI mAlikImAM hatAM. pAMcaso ratho, pAMcaso ghoDA, pAMcaso uttama moTA dhavaLamaMdiro, pAMcaso dukAno, potAnI buddhi anusAra jaya vikraya vagere sarva vyApAranI kriyA karavAmAM kuzaLa evA pAMca hajAra munImo, samudramAM vyApAra karavAnA sAdhanabhUta pAMcaso vahANo, ati addabhuta rAjamaMdirane paNa jIte evA devavimAnano bhrama karAvanArA sAtabhUmivALA ATha mahelo, ATha patnIo, pratyeka patnInI nizrAe ekeke gokuLa eTale ATha gokuLa (eka eka gokuLamAM daza hajAra gAyo) ATalAnA te svAmI hatA. taduparAMta dhanyakumAre bhaMDAramAM, vyApAramAM, vyAjamAM vastromAM, AbharaNomAM, ane gharanA rAca-racIlAmAM e rIte pratyekamAM chappana chappana suvarNa koTi dravya sthApeluM hatuM. ATha patnIonI nizrAe ekeka karoDanI kiMmatanuM suvarNa hatuM, te pramANe AThe patnI pAse ATha karoDanuM sonuM hatuM. vaLI dhAnyanA koThAro hajAro hatA, temAMthI aneka gAmomAM dIna, hIna, duHkhita janonA uddhAra mATe dAnazALAo cAlatI hatI, vaLI manamAM ciMtavelA bhoga saMbhogAdikane, iMdriyanAM sukhone, yazakIrtine tathA aihika sarva Icchita sukhone ApavAnA svabhAvavALo ciMtAmaNi WWW.jainelibrary.org

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228 dhanyakumAra caritra ratna jevo maNi je gaMgAdevIe temanA brahmacaryathI vaza thaine Apela hato temanI pAse hato. bIjI paNa amUlya vividha guNo tathA svabhAvavALI ratnauSadhi vagere saMkhyAbaMdha vastuo temanI pAse hatI. aneka dezAMtaramAMthI Avela rAjAone paNa durlabha evA maNi rasAyaNAdika gaNatrI vagaranA pAse hatA. vaLI pratimAse ane prativarSe sArthavAha, moTA zreSThI ane rAjAdiko svadeza paradezamAMthI ANelI vastuo ke je zodhavA jatAM paNa maLe nahi tevI vastuo harSapUrvaka lAvIne dhanyakumArane bheTa ApatA hatA temaja svajana tathA mitrAdika pAse paNa puSkaLa saMpadA hatI. ati utkRSTa punyodayanuM A pratyakSa lakSaNa hatuM. AvI mahARddhinA vistAravALA adhika sattvavaMta dhanyakumAra te sarvane tRNatulya gaNIne vrata grahaNa karavAne udyata thai gayA; kAraNa ke 'sattvavaMta prANIo uttama artha sAdhavAmAM DhIla karatA nathI'.

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19 dhannA-zAlibhadrajIno pravajyAsvIkAra A rIte pravrajyA svIkAravA ujamALa banelA sattvazAlI dhanyakumAre ratnatrayInA arthanI nirvidana sAdhanA mATe sarva tIrthomAM aThThAI mahotsava karAvyo. sAte kSetramAM ghaNuM dhana vAparyuM. keTaluMka dhana dIna-hInanA uddhAramAM vAparyuM, keTaluMka dhana udAra bhAvathI svajanAdikane ApyuM, ane haMmezAM sevA karanArAone jIvitaparyaMta AjIvikA cAle teTaluM dhana ApyuM ke jethI temane koInI sevA karavAnuM rahe nahi. keTaluMka dhana akhaMDa yazanI prApti mATe zAsananI unnatimAM ApyuM, keTaluMka dhana yAcakone ApyuM, keTaluMka dhana svajJAtivALA jJAtijanonA poSaNa mATe vAparyuM, keTaluMka dhana rAjAne bheTa karIne avasarocita vyayanI pravRtti dekhADavA tathA pramAdI purUSone jAgRta karavA mATe vAparyuM. A pramANe udAradila dhanyakumAre ghaNuM dhana dharmanAM, temaja yazanAM kAryomAM vAparyuM tathA ApyuM, bAkInA dhananI yathAyogya rIte vyavasthA karIne dhanyakumAra nizcita thayA.

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230 dhanyakumAra caritra subhadrAe paNa potAno Azaya mAtA pAse jaNAvyo. te vakhate mAtAe kahyuM putrI ! haju to putranA viyoganI vArtAthI baLatA aMta:karaNavALI huM thai chuM, tevAmAM tu paNa vrata grahaNa karavAmAM tatpara thaI? A pramANe kSata upara kSAranI jema tuM duHkha kema Ape che? tame baMne jazo, pachI mAre konuM AlaMbana ? konI sahAya ? kono AdhAra? tane paNa sahasA A zuM thaI gayuM? putrIe kahyuM: "mAtA ! ame AThe bahenoe nirdhAra karyo che ke patinI sAthe avazya saMyama grahaNa karavuM. A jagatanI sthiti palaTAI jAya to paNa ame A pratijJA mUkavAnAM nathI. je amane saMyama grahaNa karavAmAM vAraze tene ame amArA zatrutulya gaNIzuM. kadApi amArA svAmI vilaMba karaze, topaNa ame vilaMba karIzuM nahi. vaLI saMyamamAM ekatAna thayelA mArA bhAIne paNa tamAre rokavo nahi." A pramANe kahI subhadrA potAnA ghare gaI. bhadrAmAtA A bAju dhanyakumArane maLavA temanA AvAse AvyAM. tyAM AvIne kahevA lAgyAH "bhadra! putra to duHkha devAne taiyAra thayo che, teTalAmAM tame paNa dAkyA upara DAmanI jema ghara tyajavAne taiyAra thayA cho ! paraMtu mArI ciMtA to koI karatA nathI ? A vRddhA zuM karaze ? konA ghera raheze ? nirdoSa ane niraparAdhI evI A batrIza mArA putranI ane ATha tamArI kuLavaMtI strIone koNa pALaze?" A pramANe azrupUrNa gadgad vacano sAMbhaLIne dhanyakumAra bolyAH "A jagatamAM koNa konI pAlana kare che ? potAnuM svakRta punya ja paripAlanA kare che, bIjAe karelI pratipAlanA to aupacArika che. sarve saMsArI jIvo svArtha vaDe ja sneha rAkhe che, paraMtu paramArthanI apekSAvALA to eka sAdhu ja hoya che, te vinA bIjA koI hotA nathI."

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pannA-zAlibhadrajIno pravrajyAsvIkAra 231 'tame tamArA svArthanI pUrti mATe putrane vrata grahaNa karavAmAM aMtarAya karavAnI icchA karo cho; paraMtu 'mAro putra aviratinA baLathI viSayo sevIne cAre gatimAM paribhramaNa karaze, ane narakAdikamAM ati dArUNa karmanA vipAko bhogavIne duHkha pAmaze tevI ciMtA to karatAM ja nathI !' mAtA-putrano sabaMdha te eka bhavane AzrayIne che, ane tenA vipAka to aneka bhavamAM asaMkhya kALa sudhI pIDA kare che. A saMsAramAM ATalA kALa sudhI paraspara virUddha bhAvavALA ghaNA saMbaMdho thayA, ghaNA viSayo bhogavyA, tene tathA tamane ghaNo harSa utpanna thayo, paraMtu tenA vipAka bhogavavAnA samaye tame teno uddhAra karavAne jarA paNa zaktivaMta thavAnA nathI, temaja te tamAro uddhAra karavAne samartha thavAnA nathI.' 'A saMsAramAM ati vallabha putrane paNa tame svahaste ja anaMtI vAra mArela hoya che. teNe tamane paNa mArela hoya che; tethI A bhavanA snehavaDe viyogano kheda zA mATe karavo ? Avo duHkhadAyI snehasabaMdha to anaMtIvAra thayo che. paraMtu Avo jinezvaranAM caraNakamaLanA Azraye cAritra grahaNa karavA mATe tamAro Adeza mAgavAno prasaMga tene koi vakhata prApta thayo nathI. te tamArA bhAgyayoge hamaNAM ja prApta thayo che. mATe te saMyogane saphaLa kema karatAM nathI ? A pramANe zA mATe vicAratAM nathI ke, 'mAro putra arihaMtanI parSadAmAM sura, asura ane rAjAonA samUhathI vahAto caturvidha saMghanI sAkSIe cAritra grahaNa kare che, aho ! huM to dramakanI peThe kAMi tyajatI nathI, paraMtu mAro putra sarva tyajIne parama abhayadAna denArA zrI vIrabhagavaMtanA svahaste dIkSA le che, temano ziSya thAya che, tene zuM bhaya che ? te to saMsArasAgarane zIghra taraze, temAM zuM azubha thAya che ke tame duHkhI thaIne kheda pAmo cho?'

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232 dhanyakumAra caritra - 'zrI jinezvaranA dharmane jANanArA hovA chatAM AvAM azuddha vacano tamArA mukhamAMthI kema nIkaLe che? tenA vivAhAdi mahotsavo to anaMtavAra tame karyA, to paNa tRpti thai nahi, paraMtu A bhavamAM tamane baMnene parama sukhanA hetubhUta cAritrotsava kema karatAM nathI ? saMsAramAM je sabaMdho dharmanI ArAdhanAmAM sahAya karanArA thAya te ja saMbaMdho saphaLa che, bIjA saMbaMdho to viDaMbanArUpa che.' tethI ghare jaine cittanI prasannatAthI putranA manorathanI pUrti karo, ke jethI tamAro saMsAra paNa alpa thAya. meM to cAritra grahaNa karavAno niradhAra ja karyo che, te jagatanI sthiti palaTAI jAya topaNa koi anyathA karavAne samartha nathI.' 'saMsAranA pAsamAM nAMkhavAnA guNavALAM tamArA snehagarbhita dIna vacano sAMbhaLIne huM calAyamAna thAuM tema nathI. saMsAranA svArthamAM ekaniSTha thayelAo vividha racanA vaDe vilApa kare che, paraMtu huM tevo mUrkha nathI ke dhaturo vAvavA mATe kalpavRkSane chedI nAkhuM ?' 'tamArAM snehavacano parama AnaMda ApanArAM thatAM hatAM, te divaso have gayA che. have to zrI vIrabhagavaMtanuM caraNa e ja zaraNa che, have svapnamAM paNa bIjA vikalpo AvavAnA nathI; tethI have tAkIde ghare jAo, ane putrane saMyama grahaNa karavAmAM vighna karanArAM na thatAM tene sahAyaka bano.' A rItanA sattva tathA vivekayukta dhanyakumAranAM nirmaLa vacanone sAMbhaLIne mohanA kAraNe tadana nirAza thai bhadrAmAtA potAnA ghare AvyAM. dhanyakumAra harSanA samUhathI bharelA hRdayavaDe moTA ADaMbara sAthe vrata grahaNa karavA mATe cAlyA. te samaye jevI rIte lakSmI punyane, graho sUryane ane siddhio sattvane anusare che, te rIte temanI sarve pativratA

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dhannA-zAlibhadrajIno pravrayAsvIkAra 233 strIo paNa potapotAnI vibhUti sAthe sukhAsanamAM besIne dhanyakumArane anusarI temanI sAthe dIkSA levA cAlI. A hakIkatane acAnaka sAMbhaLIne AnaMdapUrvaka vismita thayelA abhayakumArAdi sarve mAthuM dhuNAvatAM dhanyakumAranI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. te samaye abhayakumAra ane bIjA buddhizAlI sabhAsado zreNika mahArAjAne kahevA lAgyA, "Apa vrata levAne mATe jemaNe udyama karyo che evA dhanyakumArane have nivAratA nahi ! Ape temane dIkSA levAmAM sahAya karavI te yogya che." zreNike potAnI putrInI sthiti jANavA mATe pUchayuM ke somazrI pramukha temanI ATha strIonI zI gati thaze ?" abhayakumAre kahyuM, 'te badhI paNa dhanyakumArane anusaraze." te sAMbhaLIne zreNika rAjA vismayapUrvaka bolyA "A saMbaMdhane dhanya che, teono saMbaMdha saphaLa che. je strIono samUha mokSamArgamAM vina karanAra thAya che, te ja tene A rIte sahAya karanAra thayo e ja moTuM Azcarya che !" dhanyakumAre moTI vibhUti sahita akhkhalita rIte dIna hInajanone dAna dIdhuM. pachI siMhanI mAphaka utsAha sahita IdriyanA samUhane vaza karIne priyAo sahita teo nIkaLyA. mArgamAM sarve parajano AvuM sAhasa tathA duSkara kArya karatA te dhannAjIne dekhIne vismaya tathA harSathI pUrAyelA manavALA thaIne temanI stuti karavA lAgyA; "aho ! kevo adbhuta vairAgya raMga ! aho kevuM adbhuta sattva ! aho kevI anupama buddhi ! aho kevI tejasvitA! kharekhara teoe potAnuM dhanya nAma saphala karyuM. temaNe potAnA janmane sArthaka karyo! yuvAvasthAmAM paNa vrata levAnI temanI zaktine dhanya che, A patipatnInA saMyogane dhanya che."

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234 dhanyakumAra caritra nirvidanakArI evA temanA dharmanA udayane dhanya che, temanA puNyAnubaMdhI puNyanA udayane dhanya che, lokottara ane upamA na ApI zakAya tevA emanAM bhAgyane paNa dhanya che ke, jagannAtha zrI vIrabhagavaMtanA hAthe teo dIkSA grahaNa karaze. temanAM jIvitane paNa dhanya che, ApaNA AjanA divasane ane ApaNA janmane paNa dhanya che ke dharmamUrti evA dhanyakumAranAM ApaNane darzana thaze. tevA mahAna purUSonAM nAma grahaNathI paNa pApano nAza thAya che.' uparokta stuti karatA hajAro paurajano temane namaskAra karavA lAgyA. paurajanothI karAtI tevI prazaMsA sAMbhaLatA dhanyakumAra guNazIla vanamAM AvyA. paurajananAM tathA gharanAM mANasonAM mukhethI te vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne lIlAzALI zAlibhadra paNa saMvegathI vrata levAmAM utsuka thayA pachI mAtAnI pAse jaIne yuktipUrvaka mAtAne samajAvI. mAtA pratyuttara devAne zaktivaMta thayAM nahi. pUrve dhanyakumAranAM vacananI yuktithI temano Agraha DhIlo paDyo hato. eTale zAlibhadrano vrata grahaNa karavAno nizcaLa abhiprAya jANIne bhadrA bolyA, "vatsa! tAro tathA dhanyakumArano vairAgya paripakva thayo che, ane tame dIkSA grahaNa karavA kRtanizcayI thayA cho, to tamane have ame kaI rIte rokIe? tame tamArA kAryamAM saphala bano ! e ja amArA AzIrvAda che." A pramANe bodha pAmelI mAtAnI AjJA meLavIne tarata ja sarva strIone tyajI daI viSamizrita annanI jema zeSa bhogapabhogane paNa tyajI daI vratagrahaNanA udyamamAM zAlibhadra taiyAra thaI gayA. te samaye zreNika mahArAjAe tathA gobhadradeve temanI dIkSA nimitte apUrva mahotsava karyo. e rIte zAlibhadra paNa jinezvaranI pAse AvyA. - pachI te baMne samavasaraNa pAse AvI pAMca abhigama sAcavI mahAvIra bhagavaMtane namIne bolyA, "he bhagavaMta ! janma, jarA ane mRtyuthI A saMsAra saLagI rahyo che, jevI rIte koI

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235 dhannA-zAlibhadrajIno pravrajyA svIkAra gRhastha gharamAM Aga lAge tyAja je vastu (hiraNya ratnAdi) ochA ochA bhAravALI ane bahu mUlyavALI hoya te laIne ekAntamAM cAlyo jAya che, pachI te ja vastu lokamAM tenA hita mATe, sukha mATe ane sAmarthya mATe bhaviSyakALamAM thAya che, tevI rIte ame paNa advitIya evA ISTa, kAMta, priya, manojJa ane manane priya evA mArA AtmarUpa bhAMDane saMsAraagnimAMthI bahAra kADhI lIdho che-baLatAmAMthI bahAra lAvyA chIe ! Apa amArA AtmAnA zaraNa banI amane dIkSA Apo,(pratyupekSaNAdi zIkhavIne) Apa ja te AtmAne uttama karo, (sUtrArthAdi grahaNa karAvIne) Apa ja tene-AtmAne bhaNAvo, ane Apa ja AcAra gocarI, vinaya, karmakSayAdirUpa phaLavALuM cAritra, piMDavizuddhayAdi temaja saMyamayAtrA tene zIkhavo ane te mATe ja AhAra vigere dharmo karavAnA batAvo." A pramANe siddhAMtamAM prasiddha vijJapti temaNe bhagavaMtane karI. te vakhate zrI vIrabhagavaMte temane kahyuM; "jevI rIte Atmahita thAya tema karo, temAM koino pratibaMdha gaNazo nahi." A rIte zrI vira bhagavaMtanI AjJA maLavAthI te baMne izAna khUNAmAM azokavRkSanI nIce gayA, ane tyAM jaIne potAnI meLe ja AbharaNo utArI nAkhyAM. kuLavRddha strIoe te dhavaLa vastramAM grahaNa karI lIdhAM. pachI te kulavRddhAoe kahyuM; "he vatso ! tame uttama kuLamAM utpanna thayelA cho. A vrata pALavuM ati duSkara che, gaMgAnA pravAhanI sanmukha javA jevuM che, talavAranI dhAra upara cAlavA jevuM che, loDhAnA caNA cAvavA jevuM che, bhAlAnA agrabhAgathI kharaja khaMjavALavA jevuM che, tethI he bhadro! tame svArtha sAdhavAmAM bilakula pramAda karazo nahi. : -

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236 dhanyakumAra caritra A pramANe kahIne akrU sAratI te vRddhAo ekAMtamAM cAlI gai. pachI te baMne dhanyakumAra tathA zAlibhadre potapotAnAM mastakano svayaM paMcamuSThi loca karyo; zreNika tathA abhayakumAra vageree temane muniveza Apyo. te veza paherIne te baMne zrI vIra bhagavaMtanI pAse AvyA. mahAvIra paramAtmAe te baMnene mahAvrata uccarAvI dIkSA ApI. subhadrAdi AThene paNa dIkSA ApIne Arya caMdanabALA mahattarA pAse mokalI; tyAM teo grahaNA ane AsevanA -e baMne prakAranI zikSA vagere zIkhavA lAgyAM. te baMne pAMca mahAvratone vidhipUrvaka grahaNa karI deveMdra tathA narendrothI prazaMsA karatA mahAmuni thayA. zrIvIra bhagavaMte suvihita sthavira pAse te baMnene mokalyA. pachI zreNika, abhayakumAra vagere zrI jinezvaradevane namIne tathA sarva sAdhuone vaMdana karIne te baMne muninI prazaMsA karatAM svasthAne gayA. te dhanyakumAra tathA zAlibhadra banne maharSio sthavironI pAse grahaNA ne AsevanA zikSA apramatta bhAvathI zIkhyA ane sthaviranI sAthe ghaNo samaya sudhI pRthvI upara vicaryA. jJaparikSAthI mAMDIne saMpUrNa agyAre aMgo teo bhaNyA ane tenA sUtrArthonA adhyayanamAM lIna thaine gItArtha thayA. pratyAkhyAna parijJAvaDe tIvra tapazcaryA karIne thoDA ja samayamAM teo munipuMgava thayA. apramatta bhAvathI icchArodha karIne eka, be, traNa, cAra yAvat mAsakSamaNAdi vividha tapasyAo karIne e baMne maharSio bAra varSa sudhI sthaviranI sAthe vividha dezomAM vihAra karI zrI vIra bhagavaMtanI pAse AvyA.

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ra0 pUrva bhavanI mAtAe lAbha lIdho zrIvara paramAtmA paNa bhUmipIThane pavitra karatA pharIne rAjagRhImAM padhAryA, devoe aSTa mahAprAtihAryAdikanI racanA karI. te divase te baMne maharSione mAsakhamaNanuM pAraNuM hatuM, paraMtu ahaMkAra rahita tathA khAvAnI lolupatA vagaranA teo gocarI javAnI anujJA levA mATe zrI vIrabhagavaMtanI pAse AvyA ane vinayapUrvaka temaNe praNAma karyA. te samaye vIrabhagavaMte zAlibhadra tarapha joIne kahyuM; "vatsa ! Aje tane tArI mAtA pAraNuM karAvaze.' ( A pramANe virabhagavaMtanAM vacana sAMbhaLIne temanI anujJA lai dhanya ane zAlibhadramaharSi rAjagRhImAM AvyA. zrI vIrabhagavaMtanAM vacana pratyenI zraddhAthI teo pharatAM pharatAM bhadrAnA AvAse gayA ane te baMnee dharmalAbharUpa AzIrvAda Apyo. paraMtu potapotAnI pravRttiomAM vyagra hovAthI bhadrAno samagra parivAra te avasare A banne maharSionI sAme paNa joI zakyo nahi. tyAM koI bolyuM nahi, tema Adara paNa Apyo nahi, banne

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238 dhanyakumAra caritra maharSio to ucita AMgaNAmAM UbhA rahyA, eka pagaluM paNa AgaLa vadhyA nahi, tema bIjuM kAMI bolyA paNa nahi, mAtra sarvArthanI siddhi karanAra mauna dhAraNa karIne UbhA rahyA. * A bAjuM putra tathA jamAI muninAM vaMdana karavAnI bhAvanAmAM tathA utsAhamAM vyagra bhadrAmAtA vicAra kare che : ' aho ! haju paNa mArA bhAgya jAgatA che ke jethI mAro putra ane jamAI baMne Aje zrI vIrabhagavaMtanI sAthe ahiM AvelA che; tethI tyAM jaIne temane namaskAra karIne ati bhaktipUrvaka AmaMtraNa karUM ane jo teo padhAre to AnaMdathI bhAta pANI dvArA lAbha lauM, pUrve saMsArI avasthAmAM je vividha rasa dravyanA saMyoga vaDe niSpanna karelI rasoI vaDe teonuM je poSaNa karela che, te to aihika manorathanI siddhi karanAra, saMsAraparibhramaNanA eka phaLarUpa hatuM, hamaNAM to je bhakti vaDe anna-pAnadvArA teonuM poSaNa thaze, te ubhayalokamAM sukhAvaha ane prAMte mukitapadane ApanAra thaze'. A pramANe vicAratAM bhadrAmAtAnI cakSuo harSanA azruthI purAI javAthI teNe temane dekhyA nahi. tapazcaryAthI te mahAmunionuM rUpa parAvartana thaI gayela hovAthI zAlibhadra dRSTipathamAM AvyA chatAM temanI strIoe paNa temane oLakhyA nahiM. vIrabhagavaMtanAM vacananI satyatA karavA mATe kSaNabhara tyAM UbhA rahIne, vratano AcAra pALavAmAM tatpara te baMne maharSio tyAMthI pAchA nIkaLyA, paNa vikAranI jema svaAkArane teoe oLakhAvyo ke batAvyo nahi. - zrI vIra prabhunAM vacanamAM daDha vizvAsa hovAthI anya sthAnane nahi IcchatA te baMne samatA bhAva sahita gocarInI caryAthI pAchA pharyA.

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pUrva bhavanI mAtAe lAbha lIdho 239 potAnA sthAne pAchA AvatAM temane eka bharavADaNa sAmI AvatI maLI. iryAsamitivALA te munione dekhIne te atizaya harSita thaI, parama pramoda pAmI, tenA hRdayamAM atyaMta harSollAsa thayo. teNe bhakti vaDe munione praNAma karI prItiyukta manathI potAnA bhAMDamAM rahela dahIM vahoravAnI vinaMti karatAM kahyuM svAmin ! A zuddha dahIM levA mATe Apa pAtra prasAro ane mAro nistAra karo." A pramANe teno atyAdara dekhIne te baMne vicAravA lAgyA; vIrabhagavaMte to mAtA pAraNuM karAvanAra thaze, tema kaheluM che, paraMtu bIjAnuM na vahoravuM tema kahela nathI. vaLI vicitra Azayayukta jinezvaranI vANI hoya che, ApaNe chaghastha teno bhAva zuM jANIe? zrI vIraprabhunAM caraNe jaIne e viSe ApaNe prazna pUchIzuM, paraMtu A atibhaktinA ullAsathI devAne udyata thaI che, to tenA bhAvanuM khaMDana kevI rIte karavuM ? prabhu pAse jaIne temanI AjJA pramANe karIzuM.' A pramANe vicArI pAtra prasArI teoe temAM dahIM vahoryuM. teNe atyaMta harSathI vahorAvyuM ane vaMdanA karIne te cAlI gaI; pachI te baMne svasthAnake AvyA. zrI vIrabhagavaMtanI pAse AvIne gocarI AlovI, utpanna thayelA saMzayarUpa zalyane dUra karavA zAlibhadra munie prabhune namIne pUchayuM; prabhu! ame jyAre gocarI levA jatA hatA, tyAre Ape kahyuM hatu ke "Aje tArI mAtA pAraNuM karAvaze.' te kathananuM hArda ame maMdabuddhipaNAthI jANyuM nathI. amane AhAra sAmagrI mAtAne gharethI

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240 dhanyakumAra caritra maLI nathI. paraMtu eka AbhIrI pAsethI maLI che, tethI amane zaMkA thaI che mATe amArA te zaMkA rUpa zalyanuM Apa nivAraNa karo." te sAMbhaLIne jagannAthe pharamAvyuM; "he zAlibhadramuni ! jeNe tane dahIMthI pratilAbhita karyA, te tArI pUrva janmanI mAtA ja hatI.' A pramANe mahAvIra bhagavaMtanA zrImukhethI sAMbhaLIne cittamAM camatkAra pAmI temaNe pUchyuM; "svAmin ! te kevI rIte ?' te samaye svAmIe zAlibhadramuninA pUrva bhavanuM sarva svarUpa kahI batAvyuM ane kahyuM ke, te AbhIrI tArI pUrva bhavanI mAtA che, A tAro bIjo bhava thayo che.' - A rIte jinezvaradeve kahela pUrva bhavanuM sarva svarUpa sAMbhaLIne ajJAna aMdhakAra dUra thavAthI zAlibhadramunino saMvegaraMga dviguNita thayo. pachI prabhunI AjJA laIne dhanyamuninI sAthe temaNe paNa pAraNuM karyuM. gherA manomaMthana pachI mahAsattvavaMta evA zAlibhadra maharSi, dhanya muninI sAthe bhagavAnazrI mahAvIra paramAtmAnI pAse AvyA. ane temane namIne teoe A pramANe vinaMti karI che svAmin ! anAdinA zatru evA A zarIrathI tapazcaryAdi kriyA banI zakatI nathI. "jIva jIvavaDe oLakhAya che' te sarva bhagavaMtane vidita che, tethI A zarIrane kyAM sudhI poSyA karavuM? mATe jo ApanI AjJA hoya to ApanI kRpAvaDe aMtya ArAdhana karIne jayapatAkAne ame varIe." karUNAsAgara bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra bhagavaMte kahyuM; "jema Atmahita thAya tema karo, temAM mAro pratibaMdha nathI." A

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pUrva bhavanI mAtAe lAbha lIdho 241 jinezvaranI AjJA maLavAthI aDatALIza munivaro, anya gaNadharo tathA bhagavAna zrI gautama gaNadharanI sAthe te baMne munivaro vaibhAragiri upara padhAryA. tyAM parvata upara zuddha ane niravadya zilApaTTane pramArjIne, Agamana mATe iryApathikI AbAvI, zrI gautamasvAmInI pAse vidhipUrvaka batrIza dvArovaDe ArAdhanA - kriyA karI ane te baMne munioe harSapUrvaka pAdapopagamana anazana aMgIkAra karyuM. aDatALIza munio paNa parikarmita mativALA, zubha dhyAna parAyaNa, jIvitavyanI AzA ane maraNano bhaya mUkI dIdho che evA teo samatAmAM ekalIna cittavALA ane samAdhimAM magna evA te baMnenI pAse rahyA che. A bAju bhadrAe putra ane jamAinAM Agamana - utsava nimitte gharamAM svastika, toraNa, ratnAvallI vagerenI zobhAvaDe abhuta racanA taiyAra karAvI. pachI bhadrAnI sAthe kRzAMgI tathA raMgarahita, dhavaLatA sahita caMdrakaLAnI jevI zAlibhadranI patnIo paNa zrI mahAvIra bhagavaMtane namavA javAne cAlI. te samaye aMtaHpuranI strIo tathA caturaMga parivAra sahita vimaLa AzayavALA zreNikarAjA paNa harSapUrvaka zrI mahAvIra bhagavaMtane namaskAra karavA cAlyA. paMcAbhigamapUrvaka bhaktinA samUhathI bharelA aMgavALA te badhAe traNa pradakSiNA karIne, traNavAra paMcAga praNipAtavaDe namaskAra karyA ane potapotAnAM ucita sthAne teo beThA. pachI sarva loko pApane haraNa karanArI zrI arihaMta bhagavAnanI vANI sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. bhadrAmAtA dezanA sAMbhaLatAM Amatema sAdhusamUha tarapha jovA

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242 dhanyakumAra caritra lAgyAM, paraMtu teonI madhyamAM dhanyamaharSi tathA zAlibhadra munine nahi dekhIne te ciMtavavA lAgyAM; 'gurUnI AjJAthI teo koi sthaLe paThana-pAThana svAdhyAyAdi kriyAmAM tatpara thaine abhyAsa karatA haze; kema ke dezanA samaye nikaTa sthaLe svAdhyAyAdi kare to dezanAno vyAghAta thAya. dezanA samApta thaze tyAre zrI vIraprabhune pUchIne; jyAM teo beThelA haze. tyAM jaine huM temane vAMdIza, ane AhAra mATe nimaMtraNa karIza.' dezanA saMpUrNa thai tyAre arihaMta devanI parSadA jamAi tathA putrathI rahita dekhIne bhadrAe zrI mahAvIrabhagavaMtane pUchyuM; 'prabhu! dhanyamuni tathA zAlibhadra muni kema dekhAtA nathI ?' zrI vIra paramAtmAe pharamAvyuM; bhadre ! Aje temane mAsakhamaNanuM pAraNuM hatuM, tethI amArI AjJA meLavIne tamArA AMgaNe gocarI mATe teo AvyA hatA. tyAM AhAra nahi maLavAthI tamArA AvAsethI pAchA vaLyA. mArgamAM zAlibhadranI pUrvabhavanI mAtA AbhIrI dhanyAe atibhaktithI dahIM vahorAvyuM. ahIM AvIne te baMnee yathAvidhi te dahIMthI mAsakhamaNanuM pAraNuM karyuM. pachI ame kahela pUrva bhavanuM svarUpa sAMbhaLIne puNyavAna zAlibhadra vairAgyaraMgathI raMgAyA ane dhanyakumAranI sAthe amArI AjJAthI Aje ja ardhA pahora pahelAM gautamAdi munionI sAthe vaibhAragiri upara jaine yathAvidhi pAdapopacamana anazana teoe aMgIkAra karyuM che.

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21 bhadrAmAtAne abhayakumAranuM sAMtvana: banne mahAtmAonI devotpatti A rIte zrI vIrabhagavaMtanA mukhethI sAMbhaLIne bhadrA, zAlibhadranI patnIo, zreNika mahArAjA ane abhayakumAra vagere vajraghAtanI jema avAcya duHkhathI saMtapta thayAM, ane vidArAtA hRdayapUrvaka AkraMda karatAM teo vaibhAraparvata upara gayAM. tyAM sUryanA tApathI tapelA zIlAtaLa upara te baMnene sUtelA joine mohathI bhadrA bhUmipITha upara paDI gayAM ane mUcha pAmyAM. zItavAtAdinA upacArathI sajja thayAM tyAre vahuo sAthe bhadrA duHkhathI Arta thaIne anyane paNa rovarAve tevA moTA svarathI rovA lAgyAM. ane ghaNA divasathI karela manoratho apUrNa rahevAthI te A pramANe vilApa karavA lAgyAM; "hA ! meM pApiNIe punyabaLa cAlyuM javAthI sAmAnya bhikSukanI gaNanAmAM paNa A baMnene na gaNyA; kAraNa ke mArA gharethI prAye koi paNa bhikSuka bhikSA lIdhA vagara khAlI hAthe pAcho jato nathI; paraMtu mUDha buddhivaMta evI meM jaMgama kalpadrumanI jevA ghera AvelA putra tathA jamAI munione paNa oLakhyA nahi.'

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244 dhanyakumAra caritra haMmezAM yAcakonI jema sAdhuo paNa bhikSAne mATe mArA ghare Ave che, teone huM sanmAnapUrvaka AhAranI nimaMtraNA karuM , pachI te sAdhuo nirdoSa AhAra grahaNa kare che ane dharmalAbha AziSa ApIne jAya che; paNa nibhaMgImAM zekhara tulya mUrkha ziromaNi evI meM A baMnene mAre ghare AvyA chatAM kAMIpaNa ApyuM nahiM. sAdhune devA yogya ucita AhAra vidyamAna hato, chatAM paNa hA! hA! meM dIdho nahi, tema devarAvyo paNa nahi !! jo sAmAnya sAdhunI buddhithI paNa AhAra vahorAvyo hota to aciMtita paNa sthAne paDyuM te nyAyathI bahu sAruM thAta. paraMtu tema paNa banyuM nahi' "hA meM zuM karyuM, hA ! mArI buddhi kyAM gaI ? hA ! sAdhudarzananI mArI prabaLa vallabhatA kyAM gaI ! hA ! mArI avasara ucita bhASA ane sukha praznanA AlApanI caturAI kyAM gaI ? kAraNa ke meM e baMne sAdhuone kAMI pUchyuM paNa nahiM." tame konA ziSyo ? pahelAM kayA gAmamAM rahetA hatA? tamane saMyama grahaNa karyAne keTalAM varSa thayAM che ? hAla tamArAM mAtA, pitA, bhAryA, bAMdhavo che ke nahi? hAla kyA gAmathI AvyA cho? tamAre mArA putra zAlibhadra muni tathA mArA jamAI dhanya munino paricaya che ke nahiM ?" te vagere kAMI paNa pUchayuM nahi! jo A pramANe meM prazno karyA hota to badhuM jaNAta !" hA ! hA ! mArUM vAkauzalya kyAM gayuM ? hA ! meM paNa mithyAttvathI karAyela jaDa aMtaHkaraNanI jema ghera Avela sAdhuone vaMdanA paNa na karI ! kuLane ucita vyavahAra paNa huM bhUlI gaI ! jo koI AMgaNAmAM eka kSaNa mAtra paNa ubhuM rahe to sevako mane sUcave. paraMtu A baMnenA Agamana vakhate tevI kAMI paNa buddhi utpanna thaI nahi; kAMI ucita karyuM nahi, kevaLa anAdara karIne hAthamAM Avela suramaNine gumAvyo." hA ! sarve

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245 bhadrAmAtAne abhayakumAranuM sAMtvana kuLavadhUonI mati-kuzalatA kyAM gaI ke teoe potAnA patine paNa oLakhyA nahi ! bahu divasanA paricita sevakoe paNa temane oLakhyA nahi !' ayAcita vAMcchita arthane ApanAra munivaro vagara bolAvyA ghera padhAryA, Ihaloka paralokamAM Ipsita ApanAra, atula punyano baMdha karAvanAra, ghaNA divasathI manoratho vaDe jenI icchA karAtI hatI teo svayameva sanmukha AvyA. paNa temane meM bolAvyA nahi, vaMdanA paNa karI nahi, paDilAvyA nahi ane teo pAchA gayA.' bhAvi kALamAM mArA manorathanI AzA pUrNa thAya tevo saMbhava paNa nathI, kAraNa ke te baMnee anazana karyuM che, have temanI zI AzA ? putra tathA jamAInuM mukha huM pharIthI kyAre dekhIza? sarva strIonI vacce nirbhAgIomAM zekharabhUta huM thaI A rIte viSAdanA viSathI mUchita thayela bhadrAne joine zreNika tathA abhayakumAre vacanAmRtavaDe temane siMcana karI sacetana karyA. pachI abhayakumAre kahyuM, "mAtA bhadrA ! have Avo viSAda karavo te tamane yukta nathI, kAraNa ke tame mAnanIya cho, zAlibhadra jevA sAttvika ziromaNi, mahApurUSanAM tame mAtA cho ! tame ratnakukSi dhAriNI cho ! mAtA tamAre zoka karavAno na hoya!' - "A saMsAramAM aneka strIo aneka putronI mAtA hoya che, te putramAM keTalAka bahoMtera kaLAmAM kuzaLa thaIne ghaNI strIo sAthe pANigrahaNa kare che. pUrvanA punyathI dhanadhAnyAdikathI saMpanna thaIne jANe ke pUrve koI vAra meLavyA na hoya tevA kAmabhogomAM mUrzita thAya che. bhogamAM rasika thayelA teo bhoga bhogave che, eka kSaNa mAtra paNa viSayone choDatA nathI, potAnA AyuSyanA paryata bhAga sudhI bhogo bhogavIne pachI naraka nigodAdimAM bhaTake che; ane jeo punyarahita hoya che, teo janmathI ja nidhana hoya che teo viSayarUpI AzAthI pipAsita thaIne aDhAra tame nAbhi jAvika zirA, kAraNa ke

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246 dhanyakumAra caritra pApasthAnakone seve che; paraMtu punya vinA dravyAdi pAmatA nathI; te bahu pApa upArjIne naraka nigodAdimAM bhaTake che." "tame to ratane kukSimAM dhAraNa karanArAM cho, vIra purUSano janma ApanArAM cho, kAraNa ke tamAro kuladIpaka to punyanA eka nidhirUpa thayo che. jinezvara tathA cakravartI e baMne padathI vibhUSita purUSottama hoya te paNa tamArA putranI jevA bhoga bhogavatA nathI, kAraNa ke suvarNa ane ratnone nirmAlya gaNIne koIe pheMkI dIdhA hoya-tyajI dIdhA hoya tevuM koI sthaLe saMbhaLAtuM nathI, tevuM banyuM paNa nathI, te tamArA putre niHzakapaNe kareluM che, tathA Icchita bhoga bhogavyA che, avasara pAmIne tRNanI mAphaka bhogone tyajI dIdhA che' zrI vIranI sevAmAM rahIne tamArA putre surendra nareMdrAdi kroDo AtmAothI paNa durjaya tathA jagatanA lokone duHkha ApanAra mohanareMdrane eka kSaNamAtramAM, jItI lIdho che. A sAmarthya tamArA putranuM ja che, bIjAnuM nathI.' "vaLI mohanuM umUlana karIne siMhanI mAphaka te pALI, azeSa karmamaLanI umUlana karavA mATe ArAdhanArUpa jayapatAkA temaNe grahaNa karI che. zrI gautama gaNadharanI sahAyathI ajarAmara padanI te prApti karaze, have zA mATe duHkha dhAraNa karo cho? "jo tamAro putra saMsAraaraNyamAM paDayo hota to tenI ciMtA karavAnI hatI, paNa e mahApurUSe to samasta janma jarA maraNa roga zokAdithI rahita saccidAnaMda sukhanI saMpatti prApta karI che, pachI zA mATe duHkha dhAraNa karo cho? tamArA putre to zrI jinezvaranuM zAsana tathA tamAruM kuLa baMne udyotita karyuM che. vaLI tamArA jamAI nAmathI dhanya, upakArathI dhanya; samyam buddhithI paNa dhanya, anupama dharma AcaraNathI paNa dhanya, durjanatAnA doSathI duSTa evA tenA bAMdhavoe aneka vakhata ISya

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bhadrAmAtAne abhayakumAranuM sAMtvana 247 karI to paNa potAnA saujanya svabhAvathI savinaya temanI pratipAlanA karI tethI paNa teo dhanya thayA che." te dhanya muninA pairyanI keTalI prazaMsA karIe ? jeNe upadezAdi puSTa kAraNa vagara paNa ATha patnIone samakALe tyajI dIdhI, samasta aihika sukhasaMdohone pUravAmAM samartha chatAM jaDa evA ciMtAmaNi ratnane tyajI daIne cAritrarUpa ciMtAmaNi ratane eka lIlA mAtramAM temaNe grahaNa karyuM." "vaLI jevI rIte grahaNa karyuM tevI ja rIte pratikSaNe vadhatA pariNAmavaDe tenuM paripAlana karyuM; ane niHzeSa karmasamUhane haNavA mATe ArAdhanArUpa jayapatAkA temaNe grahaNa karI, tethI A dhanya muni dhanya purUSomAM paNa dhanyatama che. je A muninuM nAma smare te paNa dhanya che, je kSaNe emanuM svarUpa smRtipathamAM Ave te kSaNane paNa dhanya che." tethI mAtA ! utsAhane sthAne tame viSAda kema karo cho ? vaLI pUrve anekavAra mAtA putrano saMbaMdha thayo, paNa te saMsArano aMta karAvanAra nahi nIvaDavAthI vyartha gayo che, sAco to A bhavano ja tamAro saMbaMdha che ke tamArA garbhamAM AvIne zAlibhadra suranareMdrAdikathI sevAtA mohazatrunuM umUlana karIne nirbhaya thayela che. tethI tamAre to tenA cAritranI anumodanA karavA pUrvaka ane harSa sahita bahumAnapUrvaka vaMdana namana stavanAdika karavAM, ke jethI tamArA zreyanI paNa siddhi thAya." A rIte vistArathI vivekapUrvaka abhayakumAre potAnAM vacanAmRtanA siMcanathI bhadrAnA viSama mohanA viSane utAryuM; tethI zokane ocho karIne bhadrA paNa zAMta tathA prazAMta banyAM. magadhezvara zreNika mahArAja tathA abhayakumAra ane vadhUo sahita bhadrA bhAvathI te baMne munione vaMdana karIne teonA guNanuM

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248 dhanyakumAra caritra smaraNa karatAM potapotAnAM sthAne gayAM. te baMne mahAmuni eka mAsa paryata saMlekhanA ArAdhIne aMte zuddha upayogamAM lIna cittavALA thai samAdhipUrvaka kALa karI, anuttara sukhathI bharelA sarvArthasiddha nAmanA pAMcamA anuttara vimAnamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA. ' have devonuM tetrIza sAgaropamanuM AyuSya che. tetrIza hajAra varSe AhAranI rUci thAya che, te samaye amRtanA udgArathI sudhA zAMta thaI jAya che, tetrIza pakhavADIe eka zvAsocchavAsa grahaNa kare che, jo mAtra sAta lava jeTaluM temanuM AyuSya adhika hota to teo muktimAM jAta, athavA chaThTha tapa vadhAre karI zakata to paNa mukti pAmata, kAraNa ke anuttara vimAna karatAM vadhAre sukha mokSa sivAya koI sthaLe nathI. tyArabAda dhanyamuni ane zAlibhadramuni tyAM AyuSya pUrNa karIne mahAvidehamAM bhoga-sukhathI samRddhA uttama kuLamAM utpanna thaI, bhogo bhogavI yathA avasare sadaguruno saMyoga prApta karIne saMyama grahaNa karIne, dustapa tapayukta kriyA karI ghanaghAtI karmone khapAvI kevaLajJAna pAmaze. ane pachI pRthvI upara vihAra karI aneka bhavyajIvone pratibodhIne aMte yogasamAdhi vaDe, nAmagotrAdi bhavopagrAhI aghAtI karmo khapAvIne, paMcadUstAkSara uccAranA kALamAna sudhI ja mAtra ayogIpaNuM pAmI, aspRzad gati vaDe eka ja samaye lokAMtanA agrabhAge muktipadane prApta karaze. sAdi anaMta zAzvata sukhamAM teo lIna banaze. akhaMDa anaMta avyAbAdha sukhanA teo svAmI banaze. cidAnaMda sukhane teo anubhavaze. samApta

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